Child adolescent obesity in Gabon
Gabon: Child adolescent obesity was 16.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.96
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
140th
of 199 countries
All-time high
16.96
in 2024
All-time low
3.52
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Gabon, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 16.96 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Gabon peaked at 16.96 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.52, in 1980.
That places Gabon 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.21 | 3.52 | 5.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.54 | 5.28 | 7.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.15 | 8.36 | 11.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.64 | 12.21 | 15.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.21 | 15.48 | 16.96 | 5 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 49,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Gabon?
- Child adolescent obesity in Gabon was 16.96 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.96 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 in 1980.
- How does Gabon rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Gabon ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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