{"id": 1271877, "name": "Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for lymphatic filariasis", "unit": "people", "createdAt": "2026-06-25T14:03:02.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-06-25T18:02:45.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "1999-2024", "datasetId": 8017, "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "population_requiring_pc_for_lf", "catalogPath": "grapher/neglected_tropical_diseases/2026-06-25/lymphatic_filariasis/lymphatic_filariasis_national#population_requiring_pc_for_lf", "descriptionShort": "Population requiring [preventive chemotherapy](#dod:preventive-chemotherapy) for [lymphatic filariasis](#dod:lymphatic-filariasis).", "type": "float", "dataChecksum": "12605142411063395165", "metadataChecksum": "-4535958663990521484", "datasetName": "Preventive Chemotherapy (PC) Data Portal - Lymphatic Filariasis", "updatePeriodDays": 365, "datasetVersion": "2026-06-25", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"unit": "people", "numDecimalPlaces": 0}, "schemaVersion": 2, "processingLevel": "minor", "presentation": {"topicTagsLinks": ["Global Health", "Neglected Tropical Diseases"]}, "descriptionKey": ["Lymphatic filariasis is a painful and profoundly disfiguring disease caused by a parasitic worm transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. It causes damage to the lymphatic system, fever and pain and can lead to swelling of the limbs and genitals, which often results in permanent disability and social stigma.", "Lymphatic filariasis is most common in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, especially in poor communities without adequate protection from mosquito bites. It is classified as a [neglected tropical disease (NTD)](#dod:neglected-tropical-diseases) by the World Health Organization (WHO).", "The WHO recommends [preventive chemotherapy](#dod:preventive-chemotherapy) for lymphatic filariasis, which means administrating safe and effective drugs to at-risk populations, regardless of whether individuals are infected or not.", "This data shows the number of people who require preventive chemotherapy for lymphatic filariasis. Not everyone who requires preventive chemotherapy is receiving it \u2014 we show the percentage of the at-risk population who are receiving preventive chemotherapy in our chart on [national coverage](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/lymphatic-filariasis-treatment-coverage)."], "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 2000}, {"id": 2001}, {"id": 2002}, {"id": 2003}, {"id": 2004}, {"id": 2005}, {"id": 2006}, {"id": 2007}, {"id": 2008}, {"id": 2009}, {"id": 2018}, {"id": 2019}, {"id": 2020}, {"id": 2021}, {"id": 2022}, {"id": 2016}, {"id": 2017}, {"id": 2023}, {"id": 2024}, {"id": 2010}, {"id": 2011}, {"id": 2012}, {"id": 2013}, {"id": 2014}, {"id": 2015}, {"id": 1999}]}, "entities": {"values": [{"id": 246, "name": "American Samoa", "code": "ASM"}, {"id": 19, "name": "Angola", "code": "AGO"}, {"id": 28, "name": "Bangladesh", "code": "BGD"}, {"id": 32, "name": "Benin", "code": "BEN"}, {"id": 37, "name": "Brazil", "code": "BRA"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Brunei", "code": "BRN"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Burkina Faso", "code": "BFA"}, {"id": 42, "name": "Cambodia", "code": "KHM"}, {"id": 43, "name": "Cameroon", "code": "CMR"}, {"id": 174, "name": "Central African Republic", "code": "CAF"}, {"id": 173, "name": "Chad", "code": "TCD"}, {"id": 169, "name": "Comoros", "code": "COM"}, {"id": 168, "name": "Congo", "code": "COG"}, {"id": 199, "name": "Cook Islands", "code": "COK"}, {"id": 143, "name": "Cote d'Ivoire", "code": "CIV"}, {"id": 167, "name": "Democratic Republic of Congo", "code": "COD"}, {"id": 160, "name": "Dominican Republic", "code": "DOM"}, {"id": 65, "name": "Egypt", "code": "EGY"}, {"id": 159, "name": "Equatorial Guinea", "code": "GNQ"}, {"id": 157, "name": "Eritrea", "code": "ERI"}, {"id": 158, "name": "Ethiopia", "code": "ETH"}, {"id": 202, "name": "Fiji", "code": "FJI"}, {"id": 203, "name": "French Polynesia", "code": "PYF"}, {"id": 150, "name": "Ghana", "code": "GHA"}, {"id": 147, "name": "Guinea", "code": "GIN"}, {"id": 94, "name": "Guinea-Bissau", "code": "GNB"}, {"id": 146, "name": "Guyana", "code": "GUY"}, {"id": 145, "name": "Haiti", "code": "HTI"}, {"id": 137, "name": "India", "code": "IND"}, {"id": 136, "name": "Indonesia", "code": "IDN"}, {"id": 129, "name": "Kenya", "code": "KEN"}, {"id": 204, "name": "Kiribati", "code": "KIR"}, {"id": 125, "name": "Laos", "code": "LAO"}, {"id": 121, "name": "Liberia", "code": "LBR"}, {"id": 118, "name": "Madagascar", "code": "MDG"}, {"id": 117, "name": "Malawi", "code": "MWI"}, {"id": 116, "name": "Malaysia", "code": "MYS"}, {"id": 211, "name": "Maldives", "code": "MDV"}, {"id": 115, "name": "Mali", "code": "MLI"}, {"id": 223, "name": "Marshall Islands", "code": "MHL"}, {"id": 222, "name": "Micronesia (country)", "code": "FSM"}, {"id": 109, "name": "Mozambique", "code": "MOZ"}, {"id": 142, "name": "Myanmar", "code": "MMR"}, {"id": 107, "name": "Nepal", "code": "NPL"}, {"id": 220, "name": "New Caledonia", "code": "NCL"}, {"id": 104, "name": "Niger", "code": "NER"}, {"id": 103, "name": "Nigeria", "code": "NGA"}, {"id": 261, "name": "Niue", "code": "NIU"}, {"id": 99, "name": "Papua New Guinea", "code": "PNG"}, {"id": 96, "name": "Philippines", "code": "PHL"}, {"id": 239, "name": "Samoa", "code": "WSM"}, {"id": 232, "name": "Sao Tome and Principe", "code": "STP"}, {"id": 89, "name": "Senegal", "code": "SEN"}, {"id": 87, "name": "Sierra Leone", "code": "SLE"}, {"id": 258, "name": "South Sudan", "code": "SSD"}, {"id": 141, "name": "Sri Lanka", "code": "LKA"}, {"id": 79, "name": "Sudan", "code": "SDN"}, {"id": 75, "name": "Thailand", "code": "THA"}, {"id": 225, "name": "East Timor", "code": "TLS"}, {"id": 74, "name": "Togo", "code": "TGO"}, {"id": 235, "name": "Tonga", "code": "TON"}, {"id": 237, "name": "Tuvalu", "code": "TUV"}, {"id": 68, "name": "Uganda", "code": "UGA"}, {"id": 64, "name": "Tanzania", "code": "TZA"}, {"id": 221, "name": "Vanuatu", "code": "VUT"}, {"id": 84, "name": "Vietnam", "code": "VNM"}, {"id": 255, "name": "Wallis and Futuna", "code": "WLF"}, {"id": 61, "name": "Yemen", "code": "YEM"}, {"id": 60, "name": "Zambia", "code": "ZMB"}, {"id": 80, "name": "Zimbabwe", "code": "ZWE"}, {"id": 273, "name": "Africa", "code": "OWID_AFR"}, {"id": 275, "name": "Asia", "code": "OWID_ASI"}, {"id": 294, "name": "North America", "code": "OWID_NAM"}, {"id": 277, "name": "Oceania", "code": "OWID_OCE"}, {"id": 295, "name": "South America", "code": "OWID_SAM"}, {"id": 355, "name": "World", "code": "OWID_WRL"}]}}, "origins": [{"id": 15563, "title": "Preventive Chemotherapy (PC) Data Portal - Lymphatic filariasis", "description": "Progress towards achieving the Roadmap targets for control and elimination of the Neglected Tropical Diseases.", "producer": "World Health Organization", "citationFull": "Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, PCT Databank - Lymphatic filariasis, World Health Organization (2025), https://www.who.int/teams/control-of-neglected-tropical-diseases/data-platforms/pct-databank/lymphatic-filariasis, accessed 25 June 2026.", "attributionShort": "WHO", "urlMain": "https://www.who.int/teams/control-of-neglected-tropical-diseases/data-platforms/pct-databank/lymphatic-filariasis", "urlDownload": "https://apps.who.int/neglected_diseases/ntddata/data/LF_data.xlsx?ua=1", "dateAccessed": "2026-06-25", "datePublished": "2025-10-03", "license": {"url": "https://www.who.int/about/policies/publishing/copyright", "name": "CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO"}}]}