Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 13.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon stood at 13.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon peaked at 25.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2024.
That places Gabon 74th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 13.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 13.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8%, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 20.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.1% | 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 stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon?
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Gabon was 13.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Gabon ranks 74th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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