Global ivermectin adoption for COVID-19: 49%

Ivermectin is currently used for about 27% of the world's population. Countries where COVID-19 mortality is close to zero may not have incentive to adopt treatments. When excluding these countries, ivermectin adoption is about 49%. We excluded countries where the cumulative mortality over the preceding month was less than 1 in 1 million, according to the data at https://ourworldindata.org/. For the estimated population coverage, isolated use, some regions, mixed usage, and many regions use a factor of 0.05, 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 respectively. Please send us corrections/updates.

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Argentina - mixed usage - Jan 26, 2021

https://www.perfil.com/noticias/agro/coronavirus-san-antonio-de-areco-implementara-tratami.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/cientificos-argentinos-investigaron-ivermectina-defienden-.. (Internet Archive)

https://diario33.com.ar/misiones-profundiza-la-implementacion-de-la-ivermectina-en-pacient.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.lapoliticaonline.es/nota/86800-en-argentina-atribuyen-una-drastica-bajada-de-c.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1354043772527648768 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1349328179710873601 (Internet Archive)

https://rcm.imrpress.com/article/2020/2153-8174/RCM2020264.shtml (Internet Archive)

Bangladesh - country-wide adoption

https://twitter.com/audowla/status/1356958164512604161 (Internet Archive)

https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/shield-those-waiting-covishield-2052277 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/marybethpf/status/1355383994616066049 (Internet Archive)

https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-57011/v1 (Internet Archive)

https://rcm.imrpress.com/article/2020/2153-8174/RCM2020264.shtml (Internet Archive)

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.01.22271740v1 (Internet Archive)

Belize - country-wide adoption - used for serious cases - Dec 18, 2020

https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2020/12/18/ministry-of-health-now-using-ivermectin-to-t.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/marybethpf/status/1355383994616066049 (Internet Archive)

Bolivia - country-wide adoption

https://trialsitenews.com/bolivian-region-authorizes-ivermectin-as-treatment-against-covid.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy85K1hENn4 (Internet Archive)

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02958-2 (Internet Archive)

Botswana - mixed usage

https://twitter.com/SkipTheHype/status/1433334809833652224 (Internet Archive)

Brazil - used in some regions - Jan 26, 2021

https://terrabrasilnoticias.com/2021/01/associacao-medica-do-rn-defende-tratamento-precoce.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1354033424546336768 (Internet Archive)

https://www.fatonews.com.br/estado-nao-adotara-protocolo-com-hidroxicloroquina-e-ivermecti.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1279735440363397120 (Internet Archive)

Bulgaria - country-wide adoption

https://www.economic.bg/web/files/richeditor/marketing-authorization-ial.pdf (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/marybethpf/status/1355383994616066049 (Internet Archive)

https://www.dunavmost.com/novini/horata-masovo-kupuvat-ivermektin-ot-aptekite (Internet Archive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdTmplAe1Gs (Internet Archive)

https://darik.news/en/people-buy-ivermectin-en-masse-from-pharmacies-medicines.html (Internet Archive)

https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-debate-intensifies-in-portugal-as-use-as-prophylaxis-.. (Internet Archive)

Cambodia - country-wide adoption

https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-included-in-national-government-protocol-for-treating.. (Internet Archive)

Colombia - used in many regions

https://rcm.imrpress.com/article/2020/2153-8174/RCM2020264.shtml (Internet Archive)

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02958-2 (Internet Archive)

Czechia - isolated use - authorized, but reportedly almost no use

https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/invermektin-v-cesku-konci-ministerstvo-mu-neda-dalsi-vy.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/ivermektin-bude-moci-jit-do-vsech-lekaren-40353842 (Internet Archive)

https://www.sukl.cz/leciva/informace-o-povoleni-pouzivani-neregistrovaneho-leciveho-5 (Internet Archive)

https://www.mzcr.cz/rozhodnuti-o-docasnem-povoleni-distribuce-vydeje-a-pouzivani-neregistr.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.mzcr.cz/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rozhodnut%C3%AD-o-do%C4%8Dasn%C3%A9m-povole.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.respekt.cz/rozhovor/nasim-pacientum-ivermektin-pomohl-obavy-chapu-ale-nemyslim.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/brnenska-nemocnice-dostala-ivermektin-pro-25-tisic-pa.. (Internet Archive)

Dominican Republic - country-wide adoption - Sep 30, 2020

https://twitter.com/Estoi_ko/status/1355493236614303746 (Internet Archive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6gsk8irBps (Internet Archive)

Ecuador - mixed usage

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4210389 (Internet Archive)

Egypt - country-wide adoption - Nov 30, 2020

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345813633_Management_Protocol_for_COVID-19_Patien.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1209286/full (Internet Archive)

El Salvador - country-wide adoption

https://www.agenciaocote.com/blog/2020/08/25/el-salvador-guatemala-y-bolivia-ofrecen-kits-.. (Internet Archive)

Germany - isolated use - Dec 31, 2020

https://www.barmherzige-muenchen.de/medien/meldungen/artikel/global-partner-flccc-alliance.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.br.de/mediathek/video/covid-19-therapie-hoffnungsschimmer-aus-muenchen-av:607c.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.tobias-reiss.de/trans_1_4_1839_Wirkstoff-Ivermectin-CSU-Fraktion-will-Therapie.. (Internet Archive)

Guatemala - country-wide adoption - Jan 23, 2021

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1384427448872443904 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/BohemioAl/status/1353053315408539648 (Internet Archive)

https://www.agenciaocote.com/blog/2020/08/25/el-salvador-guatemala-y-bolivia-ofrecen-kits-.. (Internet Archive)

Honduras - country-wide adoption - Apr 23, 2020

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/honduras-treatment-for-covid-19-stands-out-worldw.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(21)00024-9/fulltext (Internet Archive)

https://www.facebook.com/noticierohoymismo/videos/512243633070709/ (Internet Archive)

https://8days.org/success-in-honduras (Internet Archive)

https://www.voxpopulihn.com/sesal-implementar-ivermectina-como-tratamiento-preventivo-cont.. (Internet Archive)

https://medwinpublishers.com/EIJ/early-multidrug-treatment-of-sars-cov-2-covid-19-and-decr.. (Internet Archive)

India - used in many regions

https://trialsitenews.com/icmr-includes-ivermectin-for-covid-19-indication-in-national-lis.. (Internet Archive)

https://zeenews.india.com/india/covid-19-uttarakhand-government-to-distribute-ivermectin-t.. (Internet Archive)

https://transformingindia.mygov.in/covid19/guidelines-for-home-isolation-of-mild-asymptoma.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/RevisedguidelinesforHomeIsolationofmildasymptomaticCOVID19cas.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.27.21264070v1 (Internet Archive)

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.24.21261007v3 (Internet Archive)

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.25.20237883v1 (Internet Archive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3sNBbakpB0 (Internet Archive)

https://www.icmr.gov.in/pdf/covid/techdoc/COVID19_Management_Algorithm_22042021_v1.pdf (Internet Archive)

https://transformingindia.mygov.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Guidelines-for-Home-Isolatio.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Bhashyam1987/status/1390312774769598464 (Internet Archive)

https://www.panchayat.gov.in/documents/20126/0/MoPR-Advisory+on+SoPs+on+COVID-19+Containme.. (Internet Archive)

https://transformingindia.mygov.in/covid19/clinical-guidance-for-management-of-adult-covid.. (Internet Archive)

https://transformingindia.mygov.in/covid-19/?type=en§or=govt-advisories (Internet Archive)

https://www.deshgujarat.com/2021/04/22/live-ivermectin-and-fevipiravir-added-to-clinical-p.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1387709368389545984 (Internet Archive)

https://web.archive.org/web/20201004145236/http://dgmhup.gov.in/DocumentsCovid19/1621.pdf

https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/uploaded_files/corona/WB_Covid_protocol_book_25.09_.20_(1)_.pd.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/drakchaurasia/status/1383102960788402177 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/OutOfTheDarkAge/status/1340555345895202817 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/marybethpf/status/1355383994616066049 (Internet Archive)

https://trialsitenews.com/an-unlikely-nation-is-kicking-this-pandemic-guess-which-then-why.. (Internet Archive)

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/coronavirus-pandemic-covid-vaccine-track.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975947622000183 (Internet Archive)

Indonesia - mixed usage

https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20210621181555-4-254839/ivermectin-dapat-izin-bpom-obat.. (Internet Archive)

https://en.tempo.co/read/1483423/bpom-approves-ivermectin-as-covid-19-therapeutic-drug (Internet Archive)

https://bisnis.tempo.co/read/1475110/terpopuler-bisnis-obat-covid-ivermectin-resmi-dirilis.. (Internet Archive)

https://bisnis.tempo.co/read/1475161/erick-thohir-genjot-produksi-ivermectin-4-juta-per-bu.. (Internet Archive)

https://jateng.tribunnews.com/2021/06/07/ivermectin-obat-yang-dipercaya-mampu-kalahkan-cov.. (Internet Archive)

https://nusantara.rmol.id/read/2021/06/30/494371/bantu-penanggulangan-covid-19-ia-itb-inis.. (Internet Archive)

Iran - mixed usage - now manufacturing their own ivermectin, but the level of usage is unclear

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2049080121007299 (Internet Archive)

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/457126/Iran-begins-production-of-new-anti-corona-medicine (Internet Archive)

Jamaica - isolated use - authorized for off-label use, availability delayed

https://trialsitenews.com/jamaica-public-hospitals-approach-the-brink-while-ivermectin-shi.. (Internet Archive)

Japan - used in some regions - May 18, 2020

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/choken/kijironko/cknews/20210818-OYT8T50030/ (Internet Archive)

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/choken/kijironko/cknews/20210427-OYT8T50019/ (Internet Archive)

https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOFB25AAL0V20C21A1000000/ (Internet Archive)

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000646531.pdf (Internet Archive)

https://lecourrierdesstrateges.fr/2021/08/30/le-japon-prend-partie-pour-livermectine-dans-.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/brenontheroad/status/1431112472958685186 (Internet Archive)

Lebanon - country-wide adoption - Jan 27, 2021

https://twitter.com/Estoi_ko/status/1355493236614303746 (Internet Archive)

Malaysia - isolated use

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/06/25/hospitals-can-apply-for-off-l.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/06/05/dr-noor-hisham-health-ministry-has-begun.. (Internet Archive)

Mexico - mixed usage - Dec 29, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDNIripe02U (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/jjchamie/status/1354111609803743232 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Estoi_ko/status/1355493236614303746 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1359417954329382914 (Internet Archive)

https://lopezdoriga.com/nacional/secretaria-de-salud-actualizara-lineamientos-de-atencion-.. (Internet Archive)

https://poplab.mx/article/OficializaSaludGuanajuatotratamientoanticovid19conivermectinapes.. (Internet Archive)

https://rcm.imrpress.com/article/2020/2153-8174/RCM2020264.shtml (Internet Archive)

Nicaragua - country-wide adoption - Jan 25, 2021

https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2021/01/25/nacionales/2776166-minsa-acude-a-la-ivermectina-par.. (Internet Archive)

Nigeria - used in many regions

https://www.francesoir.fr/videos-les-debriefings/pr-femi-babalola (Internet Archive)

https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1373673/v1 (Internet Archive)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36277966/ (Internet Archive)

North Macedonia - mixed usage - Jan 15, 2021

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1356016755630600193 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/marybethpf/status/1355383994616066049 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Estoi_ko/status/1355493236614303746 (Internet Archive)

https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-debate-intensifies-in-portugal-as-use-as-prophylaxis-.. (Internet Archive)

Panama - country-wide adoption

https://www.metrolibre.com/nacionales/192062-las-medicinas-que-componen-kit-de-covid.html (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/marybethpf/status/1355383994616066049 (Internet Archive)

Paraguay - used in some regions

https://covid19criticalcare.com/ivermectin-in-covid-19/epidemiologic-analyses-on-covid19-a.. (Internet Archive)

Peru - used in some regions - was widely used but later restricted, a study shows 14x reduction in excess deaths when used and 13x increase when restricted - May 8, 2020

https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-for-covid-19-in-peru-14-fold-reduction-in-nationwide-.. (Internet Archive)

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3765018 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/marybethpf/status/1355383994616066049 (Internet Archive)

https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2021/02/06/gobernador-regional-de-piura-promueve-consumo-d.. (Internet Archive)

https://rcm.imrpress.com/article/2020/2153-8174/RCM2020264.shtml (Internet Archive)

Philippines - isolated use

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1153246 (Internet Archive)

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1428808/ivermectin-gets-fda-nod-for-human-consumption (Internet Archive)

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/08/21/ph-fda-grants-hospital-compassionate-use-perm.. (Internet Archive)

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1412505/doctors-hospitals-may-apply-for-compassionate-use-of.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1376441448485298178/photo/1 (Internet Archive)

https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/03/23/expert-vows-drive-on-ivermectin-merit/ (Internet Archive)

Portugal - used in some regions

https://www.portugalresident.com/portuguese-doctors-support-ivermectin-to-treat-early-sign.. (Internet Archive)

https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-debate-intensifies-in-portugal-as-use-as-prophylaxis-.. (Internet Archive)

https://penacovactual.pt/2021/03/07/medicamento-para-piolhos-esta-a-ser-prescrito-contra-a.. (Internet Archive)

Slovakia - mixed usage - while approved, press has been divided, censorship is common, and access is limited but improving - Jan 27, 2021

https://trialsitenews.com/slovakia-authorized-ivermectin-then-what-happened/ (Internet Archive)

https://www.health.gov.sk/Zdroje?/Sources/kategorizacia/doku_kl/ziad_lieky/Ivermectin-tabl.. (Internet Archive)

https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22583299/use-of-parasite-medication-to-treat-coronavirus-patien.. (Internet Archive)

https://trialsitenews.com/beyond-the-roundup-first-eu-nation-to-approve-ivermectin-for-cov.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.visegradgroup.eu/news/health-ministry-okays (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1354482922926047232 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Estoi_ko/status/1355493236614303746 (Internet Archive)

https://bratislava.zoznam.sk/kauza-ivermectin-zistovali-sme-kde-sa-da-zohnat-a-kedy-bude-k.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.novinky.cz/koronavirus/clanek/slovensky-prukopnik-lecby-ivermektinem-neni-naho.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/primarka-letanovska-z-aro-lekari-nekdy-potrebuji-odva.. (Internet Archive)

https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-debate-intensifies-in-portugal-as-use-as-prophylaxis-.. (Internet Archive)

Thailand - isolated use

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1420296613982097427 (Internet Archive)

USA - used in some regions - Oct 31, 2020

https://covid19criticalcare.com/i-mask-prophylaxis-treatment-protocol/ (Internet Archive)

https://www.evms.edu/media/evms_public/departments/internal_medicine/Marik_Critical_Care_C.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/DCGreenZone1/status/1386734599301181444 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1349841399768875009 (Internet Archive)

Ukraine - mixed usage

https://www.dec.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021_01_kn_covid-19.pdf (Internet Archive)

https://www.dec.gov.ua/mtd/koronavirusna-hvoroba-2019-covid-19/ (Internet Archive)

https://www.dec.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021_12_21_kn_klinichne-vedennya-pacziye.. (Internet Archive)

Venezuela - country-wide adoption

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XLTUt4W1aIjLf34yAZWrCOR9O6dA4w4c/view?usp=sharing (Internet Archive)

http://www.mpps.gob.ve/index.php/sistemas/descargas (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/marybethpf/status/1355383994616066049 (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/PsuvzuliaApc/status/1369407315066126336 (Internet Archive)

Zimbabwe - mixed usage - Jan 28, 2021

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/amp/news/africa/2021-06-27-zimbabwe-approves-use-of-ivermect.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Covid19Crusher/status/1355062602674675714/photo/1 (Internet Archive)

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/zimbabwe-oks-use-of-ivermectin-after-officials-deaths/2125.. (Internet Archive)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-27/south-africa-allows-use-of-parasite-dru.. (Internet Archive)

https://twitter.com/Estoi_ko/status/1355493236614303746 (Internet Archive)

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