Congo vs Gabon: Infant mortality rate

Congo
2.7 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
Gabon rank
55th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Congo
  • Gabon
2.557.51012.515194419842024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.7 deaths per 100 live births against 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Gabon ahead.

Congo ranks 54th and Gabon ranks 55th of 199 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Gabon Difference Ahead
1940s 12.46 deaths per 100 live births 13.68 deaths per 100 live births 1.22 deaths per 100 live births Gabon
1950s 11.07 deaths per 100 live births 12.35 deaths per 100 live births 1.28 deaths per 100 live births Gabon
1960s 8.54 deaths per 100 live births 10.34 deaths per 100 live births 1.8 deaths per 100 live births Gabon
1970s 6.96 deaths per 100 live births 8.31 deaths per 100 live births 1.34 deaths per 100 live births Gabon
1980s 5.92 deaths per 100 live births 6.53 deaths per 100 live births 0.6062 deaths per 100 live births Gabon
1990s 6.59 deaths per 100 live births 5.57 deaths per 100 live births 1.02 deaths per 100 live births Congo
2000s 5.83 deaths per 100 live births 4.51 deaths per 100 live births 1.32 deaths per 100 live births Congo
2010s 3.61 deaths per 100 live births 3.42 deaths per 100 live births 0.1929 deaths per 100 live births Congo
2020s 2.86 deaths per 100 live births 2.75 deaths per 100 live births 0.1039 deaths per 100 live births Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Congo or Gabon?
Congo, at 2.7 deaths per 100 live births against 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Congo and Gabon?
0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Congo ranks 54th and Gabon 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate
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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .