Gabon vs Iraq: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Gabon
0.1086 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iraq
0.0861 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Gabon rank
51st
Iraq rank
53rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Gabon
- Iraq
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.1086 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman in Iraq, a difference of 0.0225 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Iraq ahead.
Gabon ranks 51st and Iraq ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | 3.5 under-five deaths per woman | 1.74 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1950s | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5924 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.8947 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9911 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0963 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.7239 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6363 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0875 under-five deaths per woman | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.5525 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4195 under-five deaths per woman | 0.133 under-five deaths per woman | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.3965 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2956 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1009 under-five deaths per woman | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.2756 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1836 under-five deaths per woman | 0.092 under-five deaths per woman | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.1785 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1239 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0546 under-five deaths per woman | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.1194 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0885 under-five deaths per woman | 0.031 under-five deaths per woman | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Gabon or Iraq?
- Gabon, at 0.1086 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Gabon and Iraq?
- 0.0225 under-five deaths per woman, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Iraq?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Iraq rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Gabon ranks 51st and Iraq ranks 53rd of 200 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).