{"id": 1271878, "name": "National coverage", "unit": "%", "createdAt": "2026-06-25T14:03:02.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-06-25T18:02:45.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "1999-2024", "datasetId": 8017, "shortUnit": "%", "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "national_coverage__pct", "catalogPath": "grapher/neglected_tropical_diseases/2026-06-25/lymphatic_filariasis/lymphatic_filariasis_national#national_coverage__pct", "descriptionShort": "Drug coverage out of estimated population who require it.", "type": "float", "dataChecksum": "13652643539889250652", "metadataChecksum": "1163134377598603691", "datasetName": "Preventive Chemotherapy (PC) Data Portal - Lymphatic Filariasis", "updatePeriodDays": 365, "datasetVersion": "2026-06-25", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"unit": "%", "shortUnit": "%", "numDecimalPlaces": 1}, "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 how much of the at-risk population is receiving preventive chemotherapy for lymphatic filariasis. 100% means that every person at-risk for contracting lymphatic filariasis is receiving preventive chemotherapy, while 0% means that no one at-risk is receiving preventive chemotherapy. In rare cases, the number of people treated may exceed the number of people targeted, which can result in a coverage percentage greater than 100%."], "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"}]}}, "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"}}]}