What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Eritrea and Gabon?

1.3 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.

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

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 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, under-5, female (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, under-5, female

Eritrea

30.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Gabon

28.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Eritrea rank

54th

Gabon rank

56th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

Eritrea
Gabon

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 30.2 per 1,000 live births against 28.9 per 1,000 live births in Gabon, a difference of 1.3 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 54th and Gabon ranks 56th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1970s	198.86 per 1,000 live births	115.52 per 1,000 live births	83.34 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
1980s	194.15 per 1,000 live births	89.57 per 1,000 live births	104.58 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
1990s	110.93 per 1,000 live births	72.47 per 1,000 live births	38.46 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2000s	62.56 per 1,000 live births	58.47 per 1,000 live births	4.09 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2010s	41.89 per 1,000 live births	40.56 per 1,000 live births	1.33 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2020s	32.24 per 1,000 live births	30.76 per 1,000 live births	1.48 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Eritrea or Gabon?: Eritrea, at 30.2 per 1,000 live births against 28.9 per 1,000 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Eritrea and Gabon?: 1.3 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea 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 mortality rate, under-5, female?: Eritrea ranks 54th and Gabon ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.