Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Gabon or Germany?

Gabon, at 2,568 deaths against 2,562 deaths in Germany as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Germany: Number of children who die before age 5

Gabon

2,568 deaths

in 2023

Germany

2,562 deaths

in 2023

Gabon rank

90th

Germany rank

91st

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Gabon
Germany

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2,568 deaths against 2,562 deaths in Germany, a difference of 6 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Gabon ranks 90th and Germany ranks 91st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,803 deaths	60,106 deaths	56,303 deaths	Germany
1960s	3,407 deaths	39,813 deaths	36,406 deaths	Germany
1970s	3,304 deaths	18,781 deaths	15,477 deaths	Germany
1980s	3,348 deaths	9,914 deaths	6,566 deaths	Germany
1990s	3,422 deaths	5,619 deaths	2,197 deaths	Germany
2000s	3,441 deaths	3,445 deaths	3.6 deaths	Germany
2010s	3,146 deaths	2,883 deaths	262.5 deaths	Gabon
2020s	2,688 deaths	2,777 deaths	89.25 deaths	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Gabon or Germany?: Gabon, at 2,568 deaths against 2,562 deaths in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Gabon and Germany?: 6 deaths, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Germany?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Germany rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Gabon ranks 90th and Germany ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.