Gabon vs India: Infant mortality rate by sex
Gabon
2.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India
2.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
56th
India rank
55th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Gabon
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.3 deaths per 100 live births against 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 72 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 56th and India ranks 55th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.04 deaths per 100 live births | 15.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1960s | 9.38 deaths per 100 live births | 13.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1970s | 7.44 deaths per 100 live births | 12.05 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | 9.36 deaths per 100 live births | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 5.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.817 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1502 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Gabon or India?
- India, at 2.3 deaths per 100 live births against 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Gabon and India?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and India?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and India rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Gabon ranks 56th and India ranks 55th 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .