Health in Gabon

1,468 indicators covering health for Gabon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths from Parkinson's disease 40.18 deaths 2021 down 6.4% 145th
Death rate from Parkinson's disease 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 28.9% 125th
Deaths from malnutrition 64.11 deaths 2021 down 28.5% 109th
Death rate from malnutrition 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 45.8% 64th
Deaths from road injuries 395.33 deaths 2021 up 16.6% 126th
Death rate from road injuries 16.89 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 11.7% 63rd
Number of suicides 171.11 deaths 2021 up 4.9% 135th
Suicide rate 7.31 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 20.5% 101st
Deaths from drowning 108.19 deaths 2021 down 13.3% 116th
Death rate from drowning 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 34.4% 65th
Deaths from poisoning 14.76 deaths 2021 down 6.8% 130th
Death rate from poisoning 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 29.2% 81st
Deaths from alcohol use disorders 23.5 deaths 2021 up 24.3% 128th
Death rates from alcohol use disorders 1 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 6.5% 102nd
Drug use disorder deaths 7.99 deaths 2021 up 34.5% 130th
Drug use disorder death rate 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 unchanged 105th
Suicide rate 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 23.2% 70th
Deaths from pneumonia 833.22 deaths 2021 down 19.5% 127th
Death rate from pneumonia 35.59 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 39.0% 81st
Deaths from meningitis 143.03 deaths 2021 down 12.6% 78th
Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS 1,726 deaths 2021 down 29.9% 52nd
Death rate from HIV/AIDS 73.73 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 47.0% 12th
Total disease burden 972,281 DALYs 2021 up 6.2% 141st
Burden of disease 41,530 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 down 19.6% 56th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders 63.29 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 unchanged 154th
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate 5.14 2021 down 14.1% 32nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 1,821 2021 down 7.0% 52nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 655 2021 up 70.6% 85th
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 5,201 2021 up 5.8% 75th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 72.0% 2024 up 63.6% 49th
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 41 2024 91st
Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.18 2022 down 5.3% 150th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet 37.1% 2024 up 17.0% 62nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 2,597 2021 up 49.3% 75th
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 978,475 2024 down 36.2% 67th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 10 2014 up 20.5% 68th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.83 2014 up 1.7% 41st
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 8.1 2014 up 15.7% 103rd
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 978,475 2024 down 36.2% 63rd
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 9 2015 up 200.0% 91st
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 47.79 2019 down 11.4% 34th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 11.5 2024 up 415.8% 82nd
Pharmacists 0.77 2022 up 250.0% 115th
Import of environmentally sound technologies 354.86 million usd 2023 down 39.4% 125th
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 196,000 2030 up 22.5% 128th
Export of environmentally sound technologies 66.75 million usd 2023 down 15.3% 107th
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 61.0% 2025 189th
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.65 2020 down 2.8% 35th
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 227 2020 up 17.7% 40th
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 2.7 2025 down 76.7% 76th
Number of new HIV infections 1,700 Cases 2024 down 37.0% 60th
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 604 2025 up 10.4% 52nd
Reported deaths from rabies 1 Deaths 2024 down 66.7% 46th
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 5.4 2022 down 12.9% 83rd
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 13.4 2022 down 22.1% 77th
Low birth weight number 9.3 2020 up 9.4% 89th
Incidence of malaria 187 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 3.5% 26th
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 23.8 2023 up 15.1% 70th
Death rate due to road traffic injuries 23.9 per 100,000 population 2019 down 1.6% 51st
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 3,635 2023 up 88.3% 72nd