Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Gabon
Gabon: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 48 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Gabon peaked at 55 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38 | — |
| 2001 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 45 | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 51 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 55 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6 | 37 | 55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3 | 49 | 54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5 | 48 | 50 | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2002)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Gabon?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Gabon was 48 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2007.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Gabon ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.