Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 49 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Equatorial Guinea stood at 49.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 50 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2002.
That places Equatorial Guinea 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 33 | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 41 | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 49 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 49 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.5, 69% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3 | 23 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5 | 34 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5 | 49 | 50 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Equatorial Guinea?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Equatorial Guinea was 49 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2002.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.