Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gabon
Gabon: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 20.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 20.2 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gabon peaked at 20.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6, in 2000.
That places Gabon 114th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6 | — |
| 2001 | 12.3 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 13 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 13.7 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 14.3 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.9 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.4 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 15.8 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 16.1 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 16.5 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16.8 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.1 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.9 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.8 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.7 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.8 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.1 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 17.6 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 18.2 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 19 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 20.2 | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.36 | 11.6 | 16.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.92 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.42 | 17.1 | 20.2 | 5 |
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- 111 Central African Republic 22.6 compare
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- 115 Lesotho 19.8 compare
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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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0112 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gabon?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Gabon was 20.2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6 in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Gabon ranks 114th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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