Skip to main content

Table 5 Global annual projections of the total number of school-aged children (SAC) requiring preventive chemotherapy (PC) and the total number of children effectively treated

From: Estimated need for anthelminthic medicines to control soil-transmitted helminthiases in school-aged children, 2020–2030

Year

Number of SAC requiring PC (in thousands)

Number of SAC effectively treated (in thousands)

Global coverage (%)

2017

604 085

369 846

61.2

2018

614 252

397 476

64.7

2019

624 630

421 776

67.5

2020

635 224

439 394

69.2

2021

646 039

455 471

70.5

2022

657 082

471 535

71.8

2023

668 357

487 638

73.0

2024

679 870

503 250

74.0

2025

691 627

517 821

74.9

2026

703 635

527 564

75.0

2027

715 899

536 924

75.0

2028

728 426

546 319

75.0

2029

741 222

555 916

75.0

2030

754 294

565 721

75.0