Dominican Republic vs Gabon: Child mortality rate
Dominican Republic
3.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon
3.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Gabon rank
56th
Child mortality rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 3.26 deaths per 100 live births against 3.06 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Gabon ranks 56th of 199 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.69 deaths per 100 live births | 13.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1980s | 7.37 deaths per 100 live births | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1990s | 4.92 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2000s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2488 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Dominican Republic or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 3.26 deaths per 100 live births against 3.06 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Dominican Republic and Gabon?
- 0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Gabon?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Gabon rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Gabon ranks 56th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .