Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0037 cases per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per capita in Gabon is 0.0037 cases per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0049 cases per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 cases per person, in 2000.
That places Gabon 17th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0033 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0034 cases per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 cases per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 cases per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 cases per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 cases per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 cases per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.004 cases per person | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 cases per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 cases per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 cases per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 cases per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 cases per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 cases per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 cases per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 cases per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0048 cases per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 cases per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 cases per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 cases per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.004 cases per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 cases per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 cases per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 cases per person | -2.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0037 cases per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 cases per person, 8.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0037 cases per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0038 cases per person | 0.0033 cases per person | 0.0045 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 cases per person | 0.0043 cases per person | 0.0049 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 cases per person | 0.0037 cases per person | 0.0041 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 14 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0038 cases per person compare
- 15 Angola 0.0037 cases per person compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 0.0037 cases per person compare
- 18 Mozambique 0.0036 cases per person compare
- 19 Eswatini 0.0032 cases per person compare
- 20 South Sudan 0.0032 cases per person compare
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 cases, per capita in Gabon?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Gabon was 0.0037 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 cases per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 cases per person in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 17th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.