Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 6.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon is 6.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon peaked at 7.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2019.
That places Gabon 68th out of 148 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,119 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,119 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon was 6.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Gabon ranks 68th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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