Mortality rate 1-59 months in Gabon
Gabon: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 16.38 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Gabon, 1977β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 16.38 for mortality rate 1-59 months in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Gabon peaked at 94.06 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 16.38, in 2024.
That places Gabon 53rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.29 | 86.51 | 94.06 | 3 |
| 1980s | 69.82 | 59.28 | 83.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.91 | 50.2 | 57.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.13 | 32.02 | 48.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.49 | 19.69 | 30.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5 | 16.38 | 18.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 50 Tajikistan 17.16 compare
- 51 Comoros 16.91 compare
- 52 Turkmenistan 16.85 compare
- 54 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.37 compare
- 55 Mauritania 16.35 compare
- 56 Senegal 15.87 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5072 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 19,767 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate 1-59 months in Gabon?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Gabon was 16.38 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 94.06 in 1977.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.38 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Gabon ranks 53rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate 1-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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