What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Eritrea and Gabon?

0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gabon?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Gabon: Mortality rate, neonatal

Eritrea

15.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Gabon

16.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Eritrea rank

57th

Gabon rank

56th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Eritrea
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 16.3 per 1,000 live births against 15.6 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 57th and Gabon ranks 56th of 196 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	45.77 per 1,000 live births	31.9 per 1,000 live births	13.87 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
1980s	40.23 per 1,000 live births	29.26 per 1,000 live births	10.97 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
1990s	30.72 per 1,000 live births	26.07 per 1,000 live births	4.65 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2000s	24.12 per 1,000 live births	26.44 per 1,000 live births	2.32 per 1,000 live births	Gabon
2010s	19.65 per 1,000 live births	21.4 per 1,000 live births	1.75 per 1,000 live births	Gabon
2020s	16.62 per 1,000 live births	17.46 per 1,000 live births	0.84 per 1,000 live births	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Eritrea or Gabon?: Gabon, at 16.3 per 1,000 live births against 15.6 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Eritrea and Gabon?: 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gabon?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Gabon rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Eritrea ranks 57th and Gabon ranks 56th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.