Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 26.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 26.0% for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024.
The figure is up 160.0% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 55.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -47.2% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -47.4% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +160.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 26.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 2.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 26.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.0%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +160.0% | 10.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022 | -47.2% | 36.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023 | -47.4% | 19.0% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9% | 52.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 38.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 10.0% | 41.0% | 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 fatality rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Equatorial Guinea was 26.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.