Health in Gabon

1,468 indicators covering health for Gabon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Diarrhea treatment 26.1% 2012 up 5.2% 78th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 62.5 2022 unchanged 68th
Generalist medical practitioners 647 2022 up 13.5% 88th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 2,200 2025 down 24.1% 40th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 unchanged 66th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 unchanged 30th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 1,236 2012 up 140.5% 74th
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected 0.9102 2022 down 12.7% 12th
Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 2 2022 unchanged 78th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 85 2025 up 49.1% 35th
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 807 2021 70th
Total number of notified TB cases 6,299 2014 up 133.1% 72nd
Specialist medical practitioners 619 2022 down 26.1% 79th
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 13.7 2024 down 30.1% 44th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 51.0% 2011 up 8.5% 177th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 1,117 2012 up 312.2% 23rd
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 32.55 2021 131st
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 70,154 2024 up 193.3% 39th
Number of suspected malaria cases 241,663 2024 down 15.4% 64th
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 46,372 2024 up 127.4% 38th
Number of presumed malaria cases 83,098 2024 down 57.0% 19th
Number of indigenous malaria cases 70,895 2024 up 197.0% 46th
Number of confirmed malaria cases 70,895 2024 up 197.0% 46th
Total number of  malaria cases 153,993 2024 down 29.1% 40th
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 109,772 2024 up 38.4% 60th
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 188 2012 up 300.0% 39th
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 68 2012 up 223.8% 62nd
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds 56.0% 2025 down 17.6% 28th
Retreatment cases: other 230 2012 up 360.0% 55th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 800 Percent 2015 unchanged 140th
Expected funding for tuberculosis versus required budget 524,984 constant 2022 US$ 2025 down 72.4% 71st
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 1.5% 2024 up 645.0% 32nd
Preterm birth 4,347 2020 up 12.8% 76th
Preterm birth rate 6.85 2020 up 0.4% 77th
Number of new reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis 8 2025 down 11.1% 6th
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 24,523 2024 up 605.3% 49th
Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2008 51st
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 48,790 2024 up 282.3% 71st
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 158,730 2024 down 90.6% 65th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 3 2014 75th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 1 2014 unchanged 81st
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage 0 2023 down 100.0% 60th
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage 0 2023 down 100.0% 60th
Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under 10.1% 2024 down 47.8% 39th
تغطية بجرعتين من فيتامين أ 0 2023 down 100.0% 60th
Average cost of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment 995 constant 2022 US$ 2024 up 55.0% 50th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 58.3% 2017 up 26.0% 58th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 84.8% 2017 up 13.0% 49th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 92.7% 2017 up 1.9% 47th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 95.2% 2017 up 0.9% 48th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 95.9% 2017 down 0.6% 61st
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 14.2% 2017 down 11.0% 66th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 14.9% 2017 down 7.9% 77th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 24.2% 2017 down 9.1% 76th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 49.5% 2017 down 6.1% 67th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 85.6% 2017 down 1.1% 56th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 6.0% 2017 up 11.2% 61st
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 2.5% 2017 down 6.5% 52nd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 1.7% 2017 down 3.1% 43rd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 1.8% 2017 up 41.2% 34th