• Overview
  • Obesity prevalence
  • Trends over time
  • Contextual factors
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Obesity prevalence

Trends over time

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Population breakdowns

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Drivers

Insufficient activity

Fruit consumption

Processed meat consumption

Grains consumption

Depression

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Breastfeeding

Comorbidities

Oesophageal cancer

Breast cancer

Colorectal cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Gallbladder cancer

Kidney cancer

Cancer of the uterus

Raised blood pressure

Raised cholesterol

Raised fasting blood glucose

Diabetes prevalence

Economic impact

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Contextual factors

Contextual factors

Obesity prevalence

Adults, 2019-2021

Survey type:Measured
Age:15-49
Sample size:5558
Area covered:National
References:Direction Générale de la Statistique (DGS) et ICF. 2023. Enquête Démographique et de Santé au Gabon, 2019– 21. Libreville, Gabon et Rockville, Maryland, USA : DGS et ICF.
Notes:Sample size is 6608 women and 6144 men NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2022 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 13.07.23)
Cutoffs:WHO
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².
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Women, 2012

Survey type:Measured
Age:15-49
Sample size:4757
Area covered:National
References:Direction Générale de la Statistique - DGS/Gabon and ICF International. 2013. Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Gabon 2012. Calverton, Maryland, and Libreville, Gabon: DGS/Gabon and ICF International.
Notes:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².
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Adults, 2009

Survey type:Measured
Age:15-64
Sample size:2673
Area covered:Regional
References:Enquête sur les facteurs de risque des maladies non transmissibles à Libreville et Owendo. WHO STEPS 2009 https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/2009_STEPS_Report_Gabon.pdf (last accessed 24.09.20)
Notes:Regional, Owendo & Libreville
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².
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Women, 2000

Survey type:Measured
Age:15-49
Sample size:2190
Area covered:National
References:Direction Générale de la Statistique et des Études Économiques - DGSEE/Gabon and ORC Macro. 2001. Enquête Démographique et de Santé Gabon 2000. Calverton, Maryland: Direction Générale de la Satistique et des Études Économiques, and Fonds des Nations Unies pour la Populations/Gabon, and ORC Macro.
Notes:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².
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Children, 2019-2021

Survey type:Measured
Age:15-19
Sample size:1997
Area covered:National
References:Direction Générale de la Statistique (DGS) et ICF. 2023. Enquête Démographique et de Santé au Gabon, 2019– 21. Libreville, Gabon et Rockville, Maryland, USA : DGS et ICF.
Notes:Sample size is 985 girls and 1012 boys.
Cutoffs:WHO
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Girls, 2012

Survey type:Measured
Age:15-19
Sample size:859
Area covered:National
References:Benedict, Rukundo K., Allison Schmale, and Sorrel Namaste. 2018. Adolescent Nutrition 2000-2017: DHS Data on Adolescents Age 15-19. DHS Comparative Report No. 47. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. Direction Générale de la Statistique - DGS/Gabon and ICF International. 2013. Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Gabon 2012. Calverton, Maryland, and Libreville, Gabon: DGS/Gabon and ICF International.
Notes:Small sample size
Definitions:BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007
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