Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Australia or Gabon?

Gabon, at 680 deaths against 647 deaths in Australia as of 2019.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Gabon: Number of neonatal deaths

Australia

647 deaths

in 2019

Gabon

680 deaths

in 2019

Australia rank

106th

Gabon rank

105th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Australia
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 680 deaths against 647 deaths in Australia, a difference of 33 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 106th and Gabon ranks 105th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,421 deaths	1,008 deaths	2,413 deaths	Australia
1960s	3,253 deaths	1,057 deaths	2,197 deaths	Australia
1970s	2,590 deaths	1,118 deaths	1,472 deaths	Australia
1980s	1,384 deaths	1,120 deaths	264.1 deaths	Australia
1990s	1,005 deaths	1,130 deaths	124.5 deaths	Gabon
2000s	845.8 deaths	1,072 deaths	226.5 deaths	Gabon
2010s	723.7 deaths	823.8 deaths	100.1 deaths	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Australia or Gabon?: Gabon, at 680 deaths against 647 deaths in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Australia and Gabon?: 33 deaths, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Gabon?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Australia and Gabon rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Australia ranks 106th and Gabon ranks 105th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.