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 66th of 147 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.
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 66th out of 147 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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