Gabon vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Gabon
36.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
37.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
56th
South Africa rank
54th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Gabon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 37.6 per 1,000 live births against 36.2 per 1,000 live births in Gabon, a difference of 1.4 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 54th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129.4 per 1,000 live births | 115.95 per 1,000 live births | 13.45 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
| 1980s | 104.3 per 1,000 live births | 81.38 per 1,000 live births | 22.92 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
| 1990s | 86.34 per 1,000 live births | 64.78 per 1,000 live births | 21.56 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
| 2000s | 70.32 per 1,000 live births | 76.83 per 1,000 live births | 6.51 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 49.99 per 1,000 live births | 42.69 per 1,000 live births | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
| 2020s | 38.52 per 1,000 live births | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | 1.62 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Gabon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 37.6 per 1,000 live births against 36.2 per 1,000 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Gabon and South Africa?
- 1.4 per 1,000 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Gabon ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 54th 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.