Gabon vs Ghana: Child mortality rate by sex
Gabon
2.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana
3.18 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
56th
Ghana rank
53rd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Gabon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.18 deaths per 100 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 56th and Ghana ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.21 deaths per 100 live births | 21.91 deaths per 100 live births | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1960s | 18 deaths per 100 live births | 19.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1970s | 12.69 deaths per 100 live births | 17.95 deaths per 100 live births | 5.26 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1980s | 8.96 deaths per 100 live births | 14.63 deaths per 100 live births | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 7.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.85 deaths per 100 live births | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8222 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3701 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Gabon or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 3.18 deaths per 100 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Gabon and Ghana?
- 0.29 deaths per 100 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ghana?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Ghana rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Gabon ranks 56th and Ghana ranks 53rd 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .