Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 1.05 million Number of people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Equatorial Guinea, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Number of people.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.05 million Number of people for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 124.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.05 million Number of people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 428,948 Number of people, in 2016.
That places Equatorial Guinea 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Number of people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 461,503 Number of people | — |
| 2011 | 462,546 Number of people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 463,562 Number of people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 464,044 Number of people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 465,031 Number of people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 466,357 Number of people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 428,948 Number of people | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 429,326 Number of people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 429,326 Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 429,326 Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 429,326 Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 668,511 Number of people | +55.7% |
| 2022 | 668,511 Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million Number of people | +56.5% |
| 2024 | 1.05 million Number of people | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.05 million Number of people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,782 Number of people, 88.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.05 million Number of people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.85 million Number of people, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +56.5% | 668,511 Number of people | 1.05 million Number of people |
| 2021 | +55.7% | 429,326 Number of people | 668,511 Number of people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 449,997 Number of people | 428,948 Number of people | 466,357 Number of people | 10 |
| 2020s | 771,674 Number of people | 429,326 Number of people | 1.05 million Number of people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Equatorial Guinea was 1.05 million Number of people in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million Number of people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,948 Number of people in 2016.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.9%. 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 – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).