Children moderately or severely stunted in Gabon
Gabon: Children moderately or severely stunted was 45.7 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Gabon, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely stunted in Gabon stood at 45.7 num th.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Gabon peaked at 49.6 num th in 2004 and was at its lowest, 45.3 num th, in 2020.
Gabon ranks 98th of 163 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 | 48.95 num th | 47.7 num th | 49.6 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.12 num th | 45.6 num th | 46.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.54 num th | 45.3 num th | 45.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 95 Panama 49.8 num th compare
- 96 Australia 47.6 num th compare
- 97 El Salvador 46.4 num th compare
- 98 Lebanon 45.7 num th compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 44.7 num th compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 43.8 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 stunted in Gabon?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Gabon was 45.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6 num th in 2004.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3 num th in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Gabon ranks 98th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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