Gabon vs South Africa: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Gabon
3.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa
3.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
53rd
South Africa rank
52nd
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Gabon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3.52 deaths per 100 live births against 3.3 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 52nd of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4 deaths per 100 live births | 6.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2000s | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | 7.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7763 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4.65 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6322 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0685 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Gabon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3.52 deaths per 100 live births against 3.3 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Gabon and South Africa?
- 0.22 deaths per 100 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Gabon ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 52nd of 106 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 household wealth. 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 in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.