Tuberculosis death rate in Gabon
Gabon: Tuberculosis death rate was 75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis death rate in Gabon is 75, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Gabon peaked at 165 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 9th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis death rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 101 | — |
| 2001 | 100 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 121 | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 122 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 107 | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 128 | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 121 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 101 | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 99 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 165 | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 154 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 147 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 141 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 140 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 133 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 131 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 130 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 129 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 111 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 112 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 118 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 110 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 82 | -25.5% |
| 2023 | 73 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 75 | +2.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6, 20.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 75 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis death 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 | +66.7% | 99 | 165 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 116.5 | 99 | 165 | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.8 | 111 | 154 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6 | 73 | 118 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 6 East Timor 79 compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 79 compare
- 8 Eswatini 78 compare
- 9 Angola 75 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 75 compare
- 12 Myanmar 67 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Gabon?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Gabon was 75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 165 in 2009.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Gabon ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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