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

0.4 per 1,000 live births, with India ahead.

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

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.

Gabon vs India: Mortality rate, neonatal

Gabon

16.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

India

16.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Gabon rank

56th

India rank

54th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Gabon
India

How they compare

India currently reports 16.7 per 1,000 live births against 16.3 per 1,000 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 48 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 56th and India ranks 54th of 196 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	India	Difference	Ahead
1970s	31.9 per 1,000 live births	75.57 per 1,000 live births	43.67 per 1,000 live births	India
1980s	29.26 per 1,000 live births	65.11 per 1,000 live births	35.85 per 1,000 live births	India
1990s	26.07 per 1,000 live births	51.06 per 1,000 live births	24.99 per 1,000 live births	India
2000s	26.44 per 1,000 live births	38.13 per 1,000 live births	11.69 per 1,000 live births	India
2010s	21.4 per 1,000 live births	26.67 per 1,000 live births	5.27 per 1,000 live births	India
2020s	17.46 per 1,000 live births	18.56 per 1,000 live births	1.1 per 1,000 live births	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Gabon or India?: India, at 16.7 per 1,000 live births against 16.3 per 1,000 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Gabon and India?: 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and India?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Gabon and India rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Gabon ranks 56th and India ranks 54th 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.