Eritrea vs Gabon: Child mortality
Eritrea
3.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon
3.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
54th
Gabon rank
56th
Child mortality over time
- Eritrea
- Gabon
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.43 deaths per 100 live births against 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 225 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 54th and Gabon ranks 56th of 203 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1810s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1820s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1830s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1840s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 44.1 deaths per 100 live births | 43.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5328 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 43.76 deaths per 100 live births | 43.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.529 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 42.87 deaths per 100 live births | 42.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.518 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 41.84 deaths per 100 live births | 41.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5055 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 40.94 deaths per 100 live births | 38.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 38.97 deaths per 100 live births | 33.93 deaths per 100 live births | 5.04 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 31.65 deaths per 100 live births | 26.17 deaths per 100 live births | 5.48 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 25.87 deaths per 100 live births | 18.92 deaths per 100 live births | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 21.96 deaths per 100 live births | 13.53 deaths per 100 live births | 8.42 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 20.87 deaths per 100 live births | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | 11.16 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 12.19 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 4.23 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5335 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.204 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1913 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Eritrea or Gabon?
- Eritrea, at 3.43 deaths per 100 live births against 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Eritrea and Gabon?
- 0.17 deaths per 100 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gabon?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Gabon rank globally for child mortality?
- Eritrea ranks 54th and Gabon ranks 56th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.