Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 13.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Gabon stood at 13.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Gabon peaked at 25.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 81st of 178 countries on this measure, 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 stunted (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 13.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.2%, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 13.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 56% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 20.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.1% | 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 stunted in Gabon?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Gabon was 13.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Gabon ranks 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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