What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Gabon and Rwanda?

0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Rwanda ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Rwanda: Youth mortality rate

Gabon

4.06 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Rwanda

4.18 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Gabon rank

52nd

Rwanda rank

50th

Youth mortality rate over time

Gabon
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 4.18 deaths per 100 live births against 4.06 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 50th of 199 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.49 deaths per 100 live births	20.11 deaths per 100 live births	9.62 deaths per 100 live births	Rwanda
1990s	9.61 deaths per 100 live births	29.04 deaths per 100 live births	19.43 deaths per 100 live births	Rwanda
2000s	7.84 deaths per 100 live births	14.82 deaths per 100 live births	6.98 deaths per 100 live births	Rwanda
2010s	5.59 deaths per 100 live births	6.23 deaths per 100 live births	0.6458 deaths per 100 live births	Rwanda
2020s	4.32 deaths per 100 live births	4.54 deaths per 100 live births	0.2223 deaths per 100 live births	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Gabon or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 4.18 deaths per 100 live births against 4.06 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Gabon and Rwanda?: 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Rwanda?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Rwanda rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Gabon ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 50th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.