Gabon vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Gabon
32.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
35.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
56th
South Africa rank
53rd
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Gabon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 35.1 per 1,000 live births against 32.6 per 1,000 live births in Gabon, a difference of 2.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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 | 126 per 1,000 live births | 114.93 per 1,000 live births | 11.07 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
| 1980s | 97.11 per 1,000 live births | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | 22.01 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
| 1990s | 79.58 per 1,000 live births | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | 19.28 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
| 2000s | 64.6 per 1,000 live births | 73.13 per 1,000 live births | 8.53 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 45.41 per 1,000 live births | 40 per 1,000 live births | 5.41 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
| 2020s | 34.74 per 1,000 live births | 34.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.32 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, Gabon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 35.1 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 Gabon and South Africa?
- 2.5 per 1,000 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Gabon ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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 (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 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.