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