Gabon vs South Africa: Child mortality by sex
Gabon
3.62 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa
3.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
56th
South Africa rank
54th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Gabon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3.76 deaths per 100 live births against 3.62 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.94 deaths per 100 live births | 11.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1980s | 10.43 deaths per 100 live births | 8.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1990s | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.48 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2000s | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6511 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 4.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7294 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1619 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, Gabon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3.76 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 Gabon and South Africa?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Gabon ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 54th 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 .