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

1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.

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

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 Rwanda: Mortality rate, neonatal

Gabon

16.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Rwanda

17.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Gabon rank

56th

Rwanda rank

53rd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Gabon
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 17.4 per 1,000 live births against 16.3 per 1,000 live births in Gabon, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Rwanda ahead.

Gabon ranks 56th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	31.9 per 1,000 live births	61.9 per 1,000 live births	30 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
1980s	29.26 per 1,000 live births	48.23 per 1,000 live births	18.97 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
1990s	26.07 per 1,000 live births	46.77 per 1,000 live births	20.7 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2000s	26.44 per 1,000 live births	32.32 per 1,000 live births	5.88 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2010s	21.4 per 1,000 live births	20.48 per 1,000 live births	0.92 per 1,000 live births	Gabon
2020s	17.46 per 1,000 live births	17.9 per 1,000 live births	0.44 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Gabon or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 17.4 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 Rwanda?: 1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Rwanda?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Gabon ranks 56th and Rwanda ranks 53rd 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.