Absorbent article having waist gasketing element

An absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the absorbent article comprising:

• a first waist region having a first waist edge, a second waist region having a second waist edge, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions;
• and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge;
• a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet;
• a waist gasketing element joined to the chassis and disposed in one of the first waist region or the second waist region, the waist gasketing element having a top layer and a bottom layer, an inboard lateral edge and an outboard lateral edge;
• and wherein the waist gasketing element further comprises a first area, A1;
• and
• a closure bond region, wherein the top layer is bonded to the bottom layer in the closure bond region by one or more closure bonds and wherein the closure bond region comprises an aggregate closure bond area, BA, wherein the aggregate closure bond area, BA, is at least 5% of the first area, A1, and wherein the aggregate closure bond area, BA, is less than 60% of the first area, A1.