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
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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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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .