Tuberculosis case detection rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Equatorial Guinea, 2004–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 69.0% for tuberculosis case detection rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.1% on the previous year and up 102.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2004.
That places Equatorial Guinea 145th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.0% | — |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +65.3% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -28.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 69.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 69.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 20.0% | 24.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 26.0% | 40.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 40.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Equatorial Guinea was 69.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2004.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programs and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.