Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Gabon
Gabon: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 25.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
55th
of 197 countries
All-time high
112.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
25.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 25.9 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Gabon peaked at 112.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 25.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 55th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 112.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 110.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 108.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 106.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 104.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 102.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 100.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 96.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 94 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 92 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 90 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 88 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 86.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 84 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 82 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 80.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 78.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 76.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 74.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 72.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 68.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 67.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 64.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 62.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 60.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 59.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 58.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 57.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 55.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 54 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 53 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 51.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 48.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 46.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 43.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 41.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 40.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 40 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 35.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 33.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 32.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 32 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 28.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 25.9 per 1,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.2 per 1,000 live births, 2.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 25.9 per 1,000 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2 per 1,000 live births, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.38 per 1,000 live births | 94 per 1,000 live births | 112.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.07 per 1,000 live births | 74.2 per 1,000 live births | 92 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.29 per 1,000 live births | 59.7 per 1,000 live births | 72.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.66 per 1,000 live births | 51.9 per 1,000 live births | 58.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.07 per 1,000 live births | 40 per 1,000 live births | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.22 per 1,000 live births | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.52 per 1,000 live births | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | 28.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Gabon?
- Mortality rate, infant in Gabon was 25.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 112.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Gabon ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.