Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Gabon or Libya?

Libya, at 1,999 deaths against 1,889 deaths in Gabon as of 2023.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Libya: Number of infants who die before age 1

Gabon

1,889 deaths

in 2023

Libya

1,999 deaths

in 2023

Gabon rank

92nd

Libya rank

90th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Gabon
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1,999 deaths against 1,889 deaths in Gabon, a difference of 110 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Gabon ranks 92nd and Libya ranks 90th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,988 deaths	12,778 deaths	10,790 deaths	Libya
1960s	1,981 deaths	11,975 deaths	9,994 deaths	Libya
1970s	2,088 deaths	8,488 deaths	6,400 deaths	Libya
1980s	2,234 deaths	6,199 deaths	3,965 deaths	Libya
1990s	2,319 deaths	3,184 deaths	864.6 deaths	Libya
2000s	2,409 deaths	2,532 deaths	122.8 deaths	Libya
2010s	2,313 deaths	1,726 deaths	586.9 deaths	Gabon
2020s	1,987 deaths	1,385 deaths	601.75 deaths	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Gabon or Libya?: Libya, at 1,999 deaths against 1,889 deaths in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Gabon and Libya?: 110 deaths, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Libya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Libya rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Gabon ranks 92nd and Libya ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.