Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Gabon
Gabon: Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) was 155.3 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
155.3 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
50th
of 218 countries
All-time high
325.59 per 1,000 female adults
in 1960
All-time low
155.3 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, adult, female in Gabon stood at 155.3 per 1,000 female adults. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Gabon peaked at 325.59 per 1,000 female adults in 1960 and was at its lowest, 155.3 per 1,000 female adults, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 50th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 325.59 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 320.68 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 315.76 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 310.92 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 305.58 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 300.2 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 295.83 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 291.18 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 286.6 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 282.09 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 277.59 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 273.17 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 268.86 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 264.63 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 260.46 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 255.13 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 251.13 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 247.32 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 243.56 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 238.9 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 235.19 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 231.76 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 232.95 per 1,000 female adults | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 233.2 per 1,000 female adults | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 233.65 per 1,000 female adults | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 234.17 per 1,000 female adults | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 235.76 per 1,000 female adults | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 237.55 per 1,000 female adults | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 240.19 per 1,000 female adults | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 242.45 per 1,000 female adults | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 244.53 per 1,000 female adults | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 245.82 per 1,000 female adults | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 247 per 1,000 female adults | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 247.8 per 1,000 female adults | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 249.26 per 1,000 female adults | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 249.22 per 1,000 female adults | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 250.59 per 1,000 female adults | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 249.63 per 1,000 female adults | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 249 per 1,000 female adults | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 247.28 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 246.16 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 244.23 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 241.16 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 239.75 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 237.37 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 234.54 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 232.49 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 225.14 per 1,000 female adults | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 217.97 per 1,000 female adults | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 211.69 per 1,000 female adults | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 204.98 per 1,000 female adults | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 199.63 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 194.56 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 190.03 per 1,000 female adults | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 185.83 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 184.59 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 182.67 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 180.33 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 177.9 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 173.26 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 173.57 per 1,000 female adults | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 182.1 per 1,000 female adults | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 169.1 per 1,000 female adults | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 157.01 per 1,000 female adults | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 155.3 per 1,000 female adults | -1.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 155.3 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.94 per 1,000 female adults, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 155.3 per 1,000 female adults is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.42 per 1,000 female adults, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 303.44 per 1,000 female adults | 282.09 per 1,000 female adults | 325.59 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 258.07 per 1,000 female adults | 238.9 per 1,000 female adults | 277.59 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 235.69 per 1,000 female adults | 231.76 per 1,000 female adults | 242.45 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 248.01 per 1,000 female adults | 244.53 per 1,000 female adults | 250.59 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 233.05 per 1,000 female adults | 211.69 per 1,000 female adults | 246.16 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 187.38 per 1,000 female adults | 173.26 per 1,000 female adults | 204.98 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.42 per 1,000 female adults | 155.3 per 1,000 female adults | 182.1 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Gabon?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Gabon was 155.3 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 325.59 per 1,000 female adults in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 155.3 per 1,000 female adults in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Gabon ranks 50th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.