Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Gabon
Gabon: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 17.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Gabon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 17.0% for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 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, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Gabon peaked at 17.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, 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.
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.5% | — |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 17.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.8%, 57% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 17.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.2% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.5% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Gabon?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Gabon was 17.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1980.
- How does Gabon rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Gabon ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 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 World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.