Health in Gabon

1,468 indicators covering health for Gabon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of neonatal deaths by region 1,125 2024 down 16.2% 95th
Child mortality rate 3.26 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 28.8% 56th
Child mortality rate 3.26 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 28.7% 56th
Infant mortality rate by sex 2.27 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 25.1% 56th
Infant mortality by sex 2.91 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 25.1% 55th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 1,125 deaths 2024 down 16.2% 95th
Number of child deaths by age 458 deaths 2024 down 29.1% 83rd
Number of infant deaths 1,777 deaths 2024 down 16.3% 92nd
Child mortality rate vs. mean male height 3.26 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 28.7% 56th
Youth mortality rate 4.06 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 27.9% 52nd
Child mortality 3.26 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 28.7% 56th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita 3.26 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 28.8% 56th
Number of neonatal deaths 1,125 deaths 2024 down 16.2% 95th
Number of child deaths 2,235 deaths 2024 down 19.3% 91st
Child mortality rate 3.26 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 28.7% 56th
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 57.0% 2024 down 6.6% 182nd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 6.9% 2024 down 9.5% 56th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 47.3% 2024 up 21.1% 135th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 22.7% 2024 up 36.3% 97th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 17.4% 2024 up 25.6% 144th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 5.9% 2024 up 54.1% 147th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 48.6% 2024 up 16.2% 128th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 7.0% 2024 down 7.4% 54th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 21.8% 2024 up 44.5% 114th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 3.8% 2024 down 6.1% 93rd
Number of under-five deaths 2,235 2024 down 19.3% 91st
Number of infant deaths 1,777 2024 down 16.3% 92nd
Number of neonatal deaths 1,125 2024 down 16.2% 95th
Neonatal mortality rate 16.34 2024 down 24.5% 56th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 25.93 2024 down 25.2% 55th
Under-five mortality rate 32.63 2024 down 28.7% 56th
Domestic general government health expenditure 9.6% 2023 up 82.4% 101st
External health expenditure 4.4% 2023 up 1,104.6% 76th
External health expenditure per capita 11.26 current US$ 2023 up 1,066.3% 63rd
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 29.95 current international $ 2023 up 1,868.3% 63rd
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per 0.2057 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.9% 80th
Deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths 2025 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 34th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 34th
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 34th
Death rate in armed conflicts 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 34th
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending 48 2023 down 11.1% 161st
Coverage of essential health services 48 2023 down 11.1% 161st
The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Service Coverage Index 48 2023 down 11.1% 163rd
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 59.9% 2023 up 0.3% 1st
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 60.3% 2023 up 0.2% 1st
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 54.8% 2023 up 0.2% 5th
Stillbirth rate 12.9 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 10.4% 56th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 33,000 2024 up 17.9% 43rd
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre 0.0365 cases per square kilometre 2023 up 1.1% 93rd
Life expectancy vs. health spending 68.34 years 2023 up 3.9% 183rd
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 68.34 years 2023 up 3.9% 183rd
Life expectancy vs. health spending 68.34 years 2023 up 3.9% 183rd
Birth rate vs. death rate 27.67 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 13.3% 43rd
Child mortality rate 3.7% 2023 down 31.4% 51st
Food supply vs. life expectancy 68.34 years 2023 up 3.9% 183rd
Life expectancy of women vs. men 71.05 years 2023 up 4.5% 183rd
Life expectancy at birth 68.34 years 2023 up 3.9% 183rd
Life expectancy at birth, by sex 65.91 years 2023 up 3.5% 184th
Child mortality rate 3.7% 2023 down 31.4% 51st