Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gabon
Gabon: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 20.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gabon is 20.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gabon peaked at 37.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2023.
That places Gabon 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +60.9% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 20.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 20.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +60.9% | 23.0% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 23.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 25.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 19.0% | 29.0% | 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 tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gabon?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Gabon was 20.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Gabon ranks 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.