Gabon vs Ghana: Infant mortality rate

Gabon
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana
2.75 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
55th
Ghana rank
52nd

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Gabon
  • Ghana
51015193219782024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.75 deaths per 100 live births against 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

Across all 81 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 55th and Ghana ranks 52nd of 199 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Ghana Difference Ahead
1940s 13.68 deaths per 100 live births 14.83 deaths per 100 live births 1.15 deaths per 100 live births Ghana
1950s 12.35 deaths per 100 live births 13.14 deaths per 100 live births 0.7911 deaths per 100 live births Ghana
1960s 10.34 deaths per 100 live births 11.87 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births Ghana
1970s 8.31 deaths per 100 live births 10.29 deaths per 100 live births 1.99 deaths per 100 live births Ghana
1980s 6.53 deaths per 100 live births 8.44 deaths per 100 live births 1.91 deaths per 100 live births Ghana
1990s 5.57 deaths per 100 live births 6.81 deaths per 100 live births 1.24 deaths per 100 live births Ghana
2000s 4.51 deaths per 100 live births 5.43 deaths per 100 live births 0.925 deaths per 100 live births Ghana
2010s 3.42 deaths per 100 live births 3.89 deaths per 100 live births 0.4683 deaths per 100 live births Ghana
2020s 2.75 deaths per 100 live births 2.95 deaths per 100 live births 0.1954 deaths per 100 live births Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Gabon or Ghana?
Ghana, at 2.75 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 Gabon and Ghana?
0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ghana?
81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Ghana rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Gabon ranks 55th and Ghana ranks 52nd 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 .