Number of child deaths by age in Gabon
Gabon: Number of child deaths by age was 458 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Gabon, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by age in Gabon is 458 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Gabon peaked at 1,901 deaths in 1955 and was at its lowest, 458 deaths, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 83rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,770 deaths | 1,650 deaths | 1,901 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 1,427 deaths | 1,267 deaths | 1,603 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,130 deaths | 1,033 deaths | 1,238 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 946.5 deaths | 891 deaths | 1,016 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 895.1 deaths | 883 deaths | 907 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 854.4 deaths | 765 deaths | 904 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 643.7 deaths | 545 deaths | 740 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 486.6 deaths | 458 deaths | 524 deaths | 5 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 19,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,249 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 20,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Gabon?
- Number of child deaths by age in Gabon was 458 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,901 deaths in 1955.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 458 deaths in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Gabon ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .