Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Gabon
Gabon: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 978,475 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Gabon, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 978,475 for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Gabon peaked at 1.56 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 694,119, in 2017.
That places Gabon 67th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.44 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.45 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.46 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.52 million | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 694,499 | -55.5% |
| 2017 | 694,119 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 937,923 | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 937,923 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 870,003 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 914,073 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 954,330 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 978,475 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 978,475 | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 978,475 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,918, 98.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 978,475 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.53 million, 18% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -55.5% | 1.56 million | 694,499 |
| 2018 | +35.1% | 694,119 | 937,923 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.22 million | 694,119 | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 939,071 | 870,003 | 978,475 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 64 Congo 1.59 million compare
- 65 El Salvador 1.34 million compare
- 66 Equatorial Guinea 1.05 million compare
- 68 Eritrea 813,233 compare
- 69 Guinea-Bissau 746,690 compare
- 70 Guatemala 729,890 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Gabon?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Gabon was 978,475 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 694,119 in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- Gabon ranks 67th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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