Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gabon
Gabon: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 48.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.6%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
128th
of 198 countries
All-time high
48.6%
in 2024
All-time low
15.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gabon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 48.6% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gabon peaked at 48.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1980.
Gabon ranks 128th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.5% | — |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 17.3% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 17.9% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 19.2% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 19.9% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 22.2% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 27.1% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 15.5% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 22.2% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 30.8% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 39.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 45.8% | 48.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 125 Spain 50.1% compare
- 126 Montenegro 49.5% compare
- 127 Bhutan 48.7% compare
- 129 Cape Verde 48.0% compare
- 130 Mauritania 48.0% compare
- 131 Singapore 47.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gabon?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gabon was 48.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1980.
- How does Gabon rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Gabon ranks 128th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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