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 ← Previous Page 20 of 25 Next →