Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis was 147,618 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea stood at 147,618. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 167.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 147,618 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49,762, in 2010.
That places Equatorial Guinea 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49,762 | — |
| 2011 | 50,883 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 52,314 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 53,787 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 55,282 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 56,910 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 59,143 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 60,882 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 62,864 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 62,864 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62,864 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 137,141 | +118.2% |
| 2022 | 137,141 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 144,195 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 147,618 | +2.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 147,618 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 180,365, 82% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 147,618 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +118.2% | 62,864 | 137,141 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56,469 | 49,762 | 62,864 | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,792 | 62,864 | 147,618 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.443 (2100)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3065 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea?
- Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea was 147,618 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 147,618 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,762 in 2010.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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