Death rate from falls in Gabon
Gabon: Death rate from falls was 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from falls 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, death rate from falls in Gabon stood at 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Gabon peaked at 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Gabon ranks 138th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 135 Suriname 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 136 Singapore 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 136 Tajikistan 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 139 Colombia 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 140 Nauru 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 141 Brunei 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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 death rate from falls in Gabon?
- Death rate from falls in Gabon was 3.5 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 death rate from falls recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Gabon rank for death rate from falls?
- Gabon ranks 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.