Health in Gabon

1,468 indicators covering health for Gabon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 2.8 2018 down 3.4% 154th
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.2 2018 down 2.3% 139th
Prevalence of anemia among children 57.9% 2019 down 9.1% 28th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 13.7% 2024 down 16.0% 74th
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) 45.7 2024 down 1.1% 99th
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 20.2 2024 up 18.1% 114th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 6.1% 2024 up 1.7% 75th
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 330 2021 up 5.4% 79th
Adolescent mortality rate 6.49 2021 down 21.1% 19th
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 50,000 2024 up 2.0% 58th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 13.3% 2024 unchanged 109th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 3.3% 2024 down 13.2% 104th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 23.2% 2024 up 1.3% 103rd
Physicians 0.521 per 1,000 people 2022 up 438.2% 141st
Medical doctors per 1,000 people 0.521 per 1,000 people 2022 up 438.2% 141st
Share of the population living with HIV 2.8% 2024 down 29.3% 14th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 57.0% 2024 up 62.9% 121st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex 32.63 2024 down 28.7% 58th
Infant mortality rate 25.93 2024 down 25.2% 58th
Neonatal mortality rate 16.34 2024 down 24.5% 58th
Fraction 0.0476 2024 down 32.5% 21st
Deaths 10 2024 down 41.2% 62nd
Vaccination coverage 61.0% 2024 down 12.9% 178th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 9,400 2024 down 3.1% 73rd
Incidence of tuberculosis 371 2024 down 24.4% 17th
Tuberculosis deaths by HIV status 860 deaths 2024 down 42.7% 35th
Tuberculosis case fatality rate 20.0% 2024 down 25.9% 27th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 2,800 2024 down 28.2% 35th
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 1,000 2024 down 16.7% 61st
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 41 2024 down 30.5% 15th
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 5.17 2025 up 25.4% 97th
Rate of new tuberculosis cases 371 cases per 100,000 people 2024 down 24.4% 17th
Tuberculosis deaths by region 1,900 deaths 2024 down 26.9% 56th
Tuberculosis death rate 75 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 43.6% 9th
Tuberculosis deaths 1,900 deaths 2024 down 26.9% 56th
Tuberculosis incidence 371 2024 down 24.4% 19th
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV 30.0% 2024 down 25.0% 11th
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 46.9 2022 up 15.3% 125th
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 21.02 2022 up 35.2% 109th
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 6.99 2022 down 12.8% 55th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 16.98 2022 up 34.1% 138th
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.37 2022 up 88.4% 145th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.74 2022 down 6.5% 63rd
Life expectancy 66.53 years 2020 up 4.1% 120th
Share of young men and women living with HIV 0.4% 2024 down 20.0% 24th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 6,445 2024 up 14.9% 75th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 1,700 2024 down 37.0% 61st
Tuberculosis treatment coverage 68 2024 up 17.2% 143rd
AIDS estimated deaths 1,700 UNAIDS estimates 2024 down 5.6% 44th
Mean BMI (kg/m²) 25.2 2016 up 3.3% 122nd
Rubella - number of reported cases 7 2025 down 88.7% 57th
Treatment success rate: new TB cases 71 2023 up 29.1% 147th
Yellow fever - number of reported cases 2 2025 up 100.0% 19th
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 672.98 current international $ 2023 up 63.4% 120th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 116.23 current international $ 2023 down 1.3% 137th
Domestic general government health expenditure 2.1% 2023 up 12.9% 135th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 200.99 current international $ 2023 up 37.6% 128th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 12.8 2024 up 434.3% 84th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 166.17 current US$ 2023 down 0.9% 109th
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 17.3% 2023 down 39.6% 135th