Health in Gabon 1,468 indicators covering health for Gabon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Children living with HIV 2,400 0-14 2024 down 35.1% 43rd Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 500 2024 down 19.4% 29th Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 13.3% 2024 unchanged 119th Annual number of children newly infected with HIV 500 ages 0-14 2024 down 19.4% 29th Children newly infected with HIV 318.46 infections 2024 down 48.7% 39th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 2,000 2025 down 42.9% 46th Estimated number of malaria deaths 439 2024 up 12.0% 42nd National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 5 2022 — 98th Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 10,000 2014 down 9.1% 75th Estimated malaria incidence 187 2024 down 3.5% 26th Estimated malaria mortality rate 17.29 2024 down 12.7% 37th Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2025 — 33rd Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 31 2025 up 93.8% 68th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 2.84 2022 down 27.4% 154th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 38.6% 2022 up 87.3% 136th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 4.7% 2022 down 39.5% 96th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 15.0% 2022 — 113th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 3.4% 2022 down 56.5% 28th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.3% 2022 down 21.1% 51st Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 15.2% 2022 up 225.9% 50th Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 60th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 1,000 2022 down 20.6% 25th Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 up 200.0% 83rd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 up 200.0% 93rd Midwifery personnel 925 2022 up 80.3% 90th Number of deaths from malaria 439 Deaths 2024 up 12.0% 42nd Cholera case-fatality rate 0.0% 2008 — 48th Death rate from malaria 17.29 Deaths 2024 down 12.7% 37th Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2025 — 54th New cases of malaria per 1,000 people at risk 187 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 3.5% 26th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 18.1 2021 down 21.0% 106th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.6 2021 down 33.3% 82nd Suicide mortality rate, by sex 7.3 2021 down 19.8% 100th 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 49 2021 up 8.9% 148th Death rate from unintentional poisoning 0.6 per 100,000 population 2021 down 33.3% 78th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 1.57 2022 down 20.7% 151st Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 1,846 2025 up 10.9% 36th Malaria cases reported 70,895 2024 up 122.2% 46th Mean systolic blood pressure 127.7 2009 down 2.2% 66th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.4 2009 up 3.8% 71st HIV expenditure on prevention and treatment 0 constant 2019 US$ 2022 down 100.0% 101st Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 83.0% 2022 up 10.7% 74th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 80 2025 up 14.3% 89th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 88 2025 up 39.7% 68th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 3.77 2020 up 11.2% 124th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 1,000 2020 unchanged 27th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.2% 2020 up 10.0% 166th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.1% 2020 down 11.1% 89th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.1% 2020 up 14.3% 16th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 42nd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 up 25.0% 151st Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.0% 2020 — 129th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 1.81 2020 down 9.0% 123rd Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet 899,999 people 2024 up 28.6% 94th Reported number of human rabies deaths 1 2024 down 66.7% 48th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 33,000 2024 up 17.9% 43rd Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 31.6% 2024 unchanged 71st How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 1 2022 unchanged 129th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 4,404 2011 up 75.9% 83rd ← Previous Page 22 of 25 Next →