Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 6.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.1%
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
75th
of 162 countries
All-time high
7.1%
in 2006
All-time low
5.3%
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 6.1% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon peaked at 7.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2019.
Gabon ranks 75th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 6.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 6.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 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 overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon was 6.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Gabon ranks 75th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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