Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Gabon
Gabon: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 71.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Gabon stood at 71.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Gabon peaked at 71.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1990.
That places Gabon 2nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.0% | — |
| 1991 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 71.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 2.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 71.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.9% | 67.0% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 68.6% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 68.0% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 70.0% | 71.2% | 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 women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Gabon?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Gabon was 71.2% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Gabon ranks 2nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.