Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Gabon
Gabon: Infant mortality, annual growth rate was -3.49 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
-3.49 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 49.6%
World rank
161st
of 199 countries
All-time high
-1.02 % change on previous year
in 1948
All-time low
-4 % change on previous year
in 2020
Years of data
80
1945–2024
Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Gabon, 1945–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Gabon recorded -3.49 % change on previous year for infant mortality, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 49.6% on the previous year and down 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality, annual growth rate in Gabon peaked at -1.02 % change on previous year in 1948 and was at its lowest, -4 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Gabon 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | -1.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1946 | -1.12 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1947 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1948 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1949 | -1.05 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1950 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1951 | -1.27 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 1952 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1953 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 1954 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1955 | -1.46 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1956 | -1.71 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 1957 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1958 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1959 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 1960 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1961 | -1.83 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1962 | -1.89 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1963 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1964 | -2.02 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1965 | -2.05 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1966 | -2 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1967 | -2.08 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1968 | -2.11 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1969 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1970 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1971 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1972 | -2.22 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1973 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1974 | -2.42 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1975 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1976 | -2.34 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1977 | -2.45 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1978 | -2.48 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1979 | -2.62 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1980 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1981 | -2.59 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1982 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1983 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1984 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1985 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1986 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1987 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1988 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1989 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1990 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1991 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1992 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1993 | -1.16 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1995 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1996 | -1.33 % change on previous year | +25.7% |
| 1997 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1998 | -1.86 % change on previous year | +25.5% |
| 1999 | -2.18 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 2000 | -2.28 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2001 | -2.49 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 2002 | -2.57 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2003 | -2.72 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2004 | -2.81 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2005 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2006 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2007 | -3.17 % change on previous year | +30.9% |
| 2008 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 2009 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 2010 | -3.06 % change on previous year | +60.1% |
| 2011 | -3.17 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2012 | -2.92 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2013 | -3.06 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2014 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 2015 | -2.85 % change on previous year | +55.9% |
| 2016 | -3.27 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 2017 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
| 2018 | -3.05 % change on previous year | +75.4% |
| 2019 | -3.21 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2020 | -4 % change on previous year | +24.6% |
| 2021 | -1.28 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 2022 | -3.4 % change on previous year | +166.3% |
| 2023 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2024 | -3.49 % change on previous year | +49.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -3.49 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.79 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -3.49 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.8 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -166.3% | -1.28 % change on previous year | -3.4 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -75.4% | -1.74 % change on previous year | -3.05 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +68.1% | -4 % change on previous year | -1.28 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -60.1% | -1.91 % change on previous year | -3.06 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -55.9% | -1.83 % change on previous year | -2.85 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -49.6% | -2.33 % change on previous year | -3.49 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -1.12 % change on previous year | -1.02 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1950s | -1.48 % change on previous year | -1.79 % change on previous year | -1.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.98 % change on previous year | -2.2 % change on previous year | -1.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.33 % change on previous year | -2.62 % change on previous year | -2.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.15 % change on previous year | -2.59 % change on previous year | -1.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.4 % change on previous year | -2.18 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.56 % change on previous year | -3.17 % change on previous year | -1.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.82 % change on previous year | -3.27 % change on previous year | -1.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.9 % change on previous year | -4 % change on previous year | -1.28 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 158 Sri Lanka -3.39 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Andorra -3.46 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Indonesia -3.47 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Morocco -3.5 % change on previous year compare
- 163 El Salvador -3.5 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Nepal -3.54 % change on previous year 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality, annual growth rate in Gabon?
- Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Gabon was -3.49 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -1.02 % change on previous year in 1948.
- What is the lowest infant mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -4 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for infant mortality, annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.