Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 147,618 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea stood at 147,618 people. 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, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 147,618 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49,762 people, 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.
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49,762 people | — |
| 2011 | 50,883 people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 52,314 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 53,787 people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 55,282 people | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 56,910 people | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 59,143 people | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 60,882 people | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 62,864 people | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 62,864 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62,864 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 137,141 people | +118.2% |
| 2022 | 137,141 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 144,195 people | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 147,618 people | +2.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 147,618 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 180,365 people, 82% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 147,618 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million people, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring preventive treatment 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 people | 137,141 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56,469 people | 49,762 people | 62,864 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,792 people | 62,864 people | 147,618 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 328,832 people (2100)
- Population density 178.37 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Equatorial Guinea was 147,618 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 147,618 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,762 people in 2010.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment 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 World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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