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

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

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 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 (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

Eritrea

34.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Gabon

32.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Eritrea rank

54th

Gabon rank

56th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Eritrea
Gabon

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 34.3 per 1,000 live births against 32.6 per 1,000 live births in Gabon, a difference of 1.7 per 1,000 live births.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 54th and Gabon ranks 56th of 196 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	215.32 per 1,000 live births	126 per 1,000 live births	89.32 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
1980s	208.69 per 1,000 live births	97.11 per 1,000 live births	111.58 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
1990s	121.9 per 1,000 live births	79.58 per 1,000 live births	42.32 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2000s	69.91 per 1,000 live births	64.6 per 1,000 live births	5.31 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2010s	47.45 per 1,000 live births	45.41 per 1,000 live births	2.04 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2020s	36.64 per 1,000 live births	34.74 per 1,000 live births	1.9 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, Eritrea or Gabon?: Eritrea, at 34.3 per 1,000 live births against 32.6 per 1,000 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Eritrea and Gabon?: 1.7 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gabon?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Gabon rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Eritrea ranks 54th 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, under-5 (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 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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