Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness was 98,797 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
98,797
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 31 countries
All-time high
98,797
in 2016
All-time low
85,805
in 2013
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Equatorial Guinea, 2013–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Equatorial Guinea stood at 98,797. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.1% over ten years.
That places Equatorial Guinea 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 85,805 | — |
| 2014 | 90,540 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 95,067 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 98,797 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 98,797 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98,797 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98,797 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98,797 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 98,797 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.52 million, 2% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95,229 | 85,805 | 98,797 | 7 |
| 2020s | 98,797 | 98,797 | 98,797 | 1 |
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 treatment for river blindness in Equatorial Guinea?
- Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Equatorial Guinea was 98,797 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 98,797 in 2016.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,805 in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 treatment for river blindness. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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