Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Gabon or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 1,269 deaths against 1,125 deaths in Gabon as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Gabon and Sri Lanka?

144 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Sri Lanka: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Gabon

1,125 deaths

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1,269 deaths

in 2024

Gabon rank

95th

Sri Lanka rank

92nd

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Gabon
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,269 deaths against 1,125 deaths in Gabon, a difference of 144 deaths.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	867 deaths	10,279 deaths	9,412 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	957.8 deaths	6,571 deaths	5,614 deaths	Sri Lanka
1990s	1,018 deaths	4,226 deaths	3,208 deaths	Sri Lanka
2000s	1,258 deaths	2,935 deaths	1,677 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	1,342 deaths	1,941 deaths	598.5 deaths	Sri Lanka
2020s	1,201 deaths	1,400 deaths	199.2 deaths	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Gabon or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1,269 deaths against 1,125 deaths in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Gabon and Sri Lanka?: 144 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sri Lanka?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Gabon ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .