Which has higher number of child deaths, Gabon or Tunisia?

Gabon, at 2,235 deaths against 2,027 deaths in Tunisia as of 2024.

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

58 years are reported by both, from 1967 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Tunisia: Number of child deaths

Gabon

2,235 deaths

in 2024

Tunisia

2,027 deaths

in 2024

Gabon rank

91st

Tunisia rank

94th

Number of child deaths over time

Gabon
Tunisia

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2,235 deaths against 2,027 deaths in Tunisia, a difference of 208 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Tunisia ahead.

Gabon ranks 91st and Tunisia ranks 94th of 199 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3,138 deaths	42,147 deaths	39,009 deaths	Tunisia
1970s	3,071 deaths	30,210 deaths	27,139 deaths	Tunisia
1980s	3,030 deaths	16,940 deaths	13,910 deaths	Tunisia
1990s	3,035 deaths	8,729 deaths	5,694 deaths	Tunisia
2000s	2,949 deaths	3,822 deaths	872.9 deaths	Tunisia
2010s	2,752 deaths	3,782 deaths	1,029 deaths	Tunisia
2020s	2,369 deaths	2,508 deaths	139.2 deaths	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Gabon or Tunisia?: Gabon, at 2,235 deaths against 2,027 deaths in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Gabon and Tunisia?: 208 deaths, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Tunisia?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Tunisia rank globally for number of child deaths?: Gabon ranks 91st and Tunisia ranks 94th 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .