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Gabon

Gabon
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CONTACT INFORMATION

Monsieur le Représentant de l'OMS
A côté de la Clinique des Trois Quartiers
Boîte postale 820
Libreville

regafro@afro.who.int
http://www.afro.who.int/


OVERVIEW

- Country profile on regional site
- International travel and health

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- Tuberculosis
- HIV prevalence
- TB prevalence and incidence
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile
- Skilled birth attendance

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Access to water, sanitation
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption
- Undernutrition and overweight

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health workforce
- Health financing

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Child mortality
- Child undernutrition
- Basic immunization statistics

Statistics:

Total population: 1,311,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 11,180

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 56/60

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 50/53

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 91

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 376/323

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 274

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 4.1

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008