Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Gabon

Overweight in adults in Gabon in 2024 — 48.6%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 33 pp.

2024 48.6% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 71of 199
Period maximum 48.6%2024
Period minimum 15.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Gabon, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 15.5%1981: 16.1%1982: 16.7%1983: 17.3%1984: 17.9%1985: 18.5%1986: 19.2%1987: 19.9%1988: 20.7%1989: 21.4%1990: 22.2%1991: 23%1992: 23.8%1993: 24.6%1994: 25.4%1995: 26.3%1996: 27.1%1997: 28%1998: 29%1999: 29.9%2000: 30.8%2001: 31.8%2002: 32.7%2003: 33.7%2004: 34.6%2005: 35.5%2006: 36.3%2007: 37.1%2008: 37.9%2009: 38.6%2010: 39.3%2011: 39.9%2012: 40.6%2013: 41.2%2014: 41.8%2015: 42.4%2016: 43.1%2017: 43.7%2018: 44.4%2019: 45.1%2020: 45.8%2021: 46.5%2022: 47.1%2023: 47.8%2024: 48.6%
Change over the period: +33 pp Annual average: 0.75 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon

Gabon 48.6%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Middle Africa computed 27.9%
Overweight in adults — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 48.6 +0.7 pp
2023 47.8 +0.7 pp
2022 47.1 +0.7 pp
2021 46.5 +0.7 pp
2020 45.8 +0.7 pp
2019 45.1 +0.7 pp
2018 44.4 +0.7 pp
2017 43.7 +0.7 pp
2016 43.1 +0.7 pp
2015 42.4 +0.6 pp
2014 41.8 +0.6 pp
2013 41.2 +0.6 pp
2012 40.6 +0.6 pp
2011 39.9 +0.6 pp
2010 39.3 +0.7 pp
2009 38.6 +0.7 pp
2008 37.9 +0.8 pp
2007 37.1 +0.8 pp
2006 36.3 +0.9 pp
2005 35.5 +0.9 pp
2004 34.6 +0.9 pp
2003 33.7 +0.9 pp
2002 32.7 +0.9 pp
2001 31.8 +0.9 pp
2000 30.8 +0.9 pp
1999 29.9 +0.9 pp
1998 29 +0.9 pp
1997 28 +0.9 pp
1996 27.1 +0.9 pp
1995 26.3 +0.9 pp
1994 25.4 +0.8 pp
1993 24.6 +0.8 pp
1992 23.8 +0.8 pp
1991 23 +0.8 pp
1990 22.2 +0.8 pp
1989 21.4 +0.7 pp
1988 20.7 +0.7 pp
1987 19.9 +0.7 pp
1986 19.2 +0.7 pp
1985 18.5 +0.7 pp
1984 17.9 +0.6 pp
1983 17.3 +0.6 pp
1982 16.7 +0.6 pp
1981 16.1 +0.6 pp
1980 15.5

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.