Dominica vs Gabon: Child mortality by sex
Dominica
3.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon
3.62 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominica rank
53rd
Gabon rank
56th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Dominica
- Gabon
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 3.8 deaths per 100 live births against 3.62 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Dominica ranks 53rd and Gabon ranks 56th of 199 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.62 deaths per 100 live births | 19.79 deaths per 100 live births | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1970s | 4.17 deaths per 100 live births | 14.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10.16 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1980s | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 10.43 deaths per 100 live births | 8.13 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.66 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2000s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.143 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Dominica or Gabon?
- Dominica, at 3.8 deaths per 100 live births against 3.62 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Dominica and Gabon?
- 0.18 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Gabon?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Gabon rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Dominica ranks 53rd and Gabon ranks 56th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .