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

Gabon, at 1,889 deaths against 1,653 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

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

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 Sri Lanka: Number of infants who die before age 1

Gabon

1,889 deaths

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1,653 deaths

in 2023

Gabon rank

92nd

Sri Lanka rank

95th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Gabon
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1,889 deaths against 1,653 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 236 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Gabon ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,988 deaths	27,176 deaths	25,187 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	1,981 deaths	22,476 deaths	20,495 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	2,088 deaths	18,549 deaths	16,462 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	2,234 deaths	9,950 deaths	7,715 deaths	Sri Lanka
1990s	2,319 deaths	5,583 deaths	3,264 deaths	Sri Lanka
2000s	2,409 deaths	4,654 deaths	2,246 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	2,313 deaths	2,642 deaths	328.7 deaths	Sri Lanka
2020s	1,987 deaths	1,772 deaths	214.75 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 Sri Lanka?: Gabon, at 1,889 deaths against 1,653 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Gabon and Sri Lanka?: 236 deaths, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Gabon ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 95th 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.