Children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon
Gabon: Children moderately or severely overweight was 20.2 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon is 20.2 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon peaked at 20.2 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6 num th, in 2000.
That places Gabon 125th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 12.3 num th | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 13 num th | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 13.7 num th | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 14.3 num th | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.9 num th | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.4 num th | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 15.8 num th | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 16.1 num th | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 16.5 num th | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16.8 num th | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17 num th | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2 num th | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.1 num th | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.9 num th | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.8 num th | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.7 num th | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.8 num th | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.1 num th | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 17.6 num th | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 18.2 num th | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 19 num th | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 20.2 num th | +6.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 20.2 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 20.2 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 31% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.36 num th | 11.6 num th | 16.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.92 num th | 16.7 num th | 17.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.42 num th | 17.1 num th | 20.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 122 Central African Republic 22.6 num th compare
- 123 Costa Rica 21.3 num th compare
- 124 Lebanon 20.6 num th compare
- 126 Lesotho 19.8 num th compare
- 127 Equatorial Guinea 19.1 num th compare
- 128 Bulgaria 16.8 num th compare
More development goals data for Gabon
- Red List Index 0.9501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 616.34 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,777 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Gabon was 20.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6 num th in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Gabon ranks 125th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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