Health in Gabon

[8] Lesotho has the highest death rates(33.32%) due to HIV/AIDS followed closely by Eswatini(28.92%), Equatorial guinea(27.77%) and South Africa(27.53%).

[4] The burden of disease of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world as it is the number one cause of death of people in the reproductive age bracket(15-49).

[10] In Gabon the number of midwives per 1,000 live births is 12 and the lifetime risk of death for pregnant women is 1 in 110.

This levy is one of a set of measures that increased enrolment in health insurance plans in Gabon to 45% of the population in 2012 from less than 20% in 2007.

[16] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Gabon achieves 84.7% of what is expected based on its current income.

[16] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 78.1% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.