Gabon
- Overview
- Obesity prevalence
- Trends over time
- Contextual factors
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National obesity risk *7.5/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Childhood obesity risk *5.5/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
Obesity prevalence
Trends over time
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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 |
% Adults living with obesity, 2000-2021
Women
Survey type: | Measured |
References: | 2000: 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. 2012: 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. 2019: 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. |
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. |