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 ← Previous Page 15 of 25 Next →