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.
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
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 178.37 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 328,832 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.12 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.12 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.12 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 4.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.69 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 150.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
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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Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis.