Congo vs Gabon: Neonatal mortality rate
Congo
1.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon
1.63 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
55th
Gabon rank
56th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Congo
- Gabon
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1.65 deaths per 100 live births against 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 55th and Gabon ranks 56th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0148 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1990s | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3986 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0229 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1464 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0282 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Congo or Gabon?
- Congo, at 1.65 deaths per 100 live births against 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Congo and Gabon?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Congo ranks 55th and Gabon ranks 56th 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .