Child mortality rate in Gabon
Gabon: Child mortality rate was 3.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Gabon, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, child mortality rate in Gabon stood at 3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Gabon peaked at 19.8% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2019.
That places Gabon 58th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 | 19.5% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.1% | 15.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 11.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 child mortality rate in Gabon?
- Child mortality rate in Gabon was 3.0% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1951.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for child mortality rate?
- Gabon ranks 58th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five