Gabon vs South Africa: Youth mortality rate
Gabon
4.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa
4.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
52nd
South Africa rank
53rd
Youth mortality rate over time
- Gabon
- South Africa
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 4.06 deaths per 100 live births against 4.02 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.49 deaths per 100 live births | 6.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1990s | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 6.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2000s | 7.84 deaths per 100 live births | 8.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5768 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8292 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2020s | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3384 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Gabon or South Africa?
- Gabon, at 4.06 deaths per 100 live births against 4.02 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Gabon and South Africa?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Gabon ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 53rd 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.