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% |
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 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 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.