Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Gabon
Gabon: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
108th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Gabon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Gabon stood at 0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Gabon peaked at 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Gabon ranks 108th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Gabon, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.991 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.981 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9568 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9288 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9098 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8792 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8482 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8217 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8087 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.795 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7815 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7729 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.761 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9568 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8307 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.761 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9288 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7598 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 105 Norway 0.7711 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Cook Islands 0.7632 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Benin 0.7573 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 San Marino 0.7571 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 111 Viet Nam 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Gabon?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Gabon was 0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Gabon rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Gabon ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.