Eritrea vs Gabon: Infant mortality rate

Eritrea
2.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
56th
Gabon rank
55th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Eritrea
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2.59 deaths per 100 live births against 2.47 deaths per 100 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 56th and Gabon ranks 55th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 10.08 deaths per 100 live births 7.81 deaths per 100 live births 2.27 deaths per 100 live births Eritrea
1980s 10.62 deaths per 100 live births 6.53 deaths per 100 live births 4.09 deaths per 100 live births Eritrea
1990s 6.7 deaths per 100 live births 5.57 deaths per 100 live births 1.13 deaths per 100 live births Eritrea
2000s 4.42 deaths per 100 live births 4.51 deaths per 100 live births 0.0871 deaths per 100 live births Gabon
2010s 3.29 deaths per 100 live births 3.42 deaths per 100 live births 0.1274 deaths per 100 live births Gabon
2020s 2.62 deaths per 100 live births 2.75 deaths per 100 live births 0.1302 deaths per 100 live births Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Eritrea or Gabon?
Gabon, at 2.59 deaths per 100 live births against 2.47 deaths per 100 live births in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Eritrea and Gabon?
0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gabon?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Gabon rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Eritrea ranks 56th 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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About this data

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

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