Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Gabon

Gabon: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.5034 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5034
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
121st
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.5116
in 2020
All-time low
0.3218
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Gabon, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.3411991: 0.3411992: 0.3391993: 0.3341994: 0.3261995: 0.3221996: 0.3231997: 0.331998: 0.3421999: 0.3572000: 0.3742001: 0.392002: 0.4042003: 0.4182004: 0.4312005: 0.4422006: 0.4472007: 0.4522008: 0.4552009: 0.4592010: 0.4642011: 0.4692012: 0.4732013: 0.4812014: 0.4852015: 0.4922016: 0.5012017: 0.5042018: 0.5062019: 0.5082020: 0.5122021: 0.5082022: 0.5082023: 0.5032024: 0.503

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Gabon stood at 0.5034.

That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Gabon peaked at 0.5116 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3218, in 1995.

That places Gabon 121st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Gabon, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.3407
1991 0.3411 +0.1%
1992 0.3388 -0.7%
1993 0.3337 -1.5%
1994 0.3263 -2.2%
1995 0.3218 -1.4%
1996 0.3229 +0.3%
1997 0.3303 +2.3%
1998 0.3422 +3.6%
1999 0.3574 +4.4%
2000 0.3744 +4.7%
2001 0.3897 +4.1%
2002 0.4037 +3.6%
2003 0.4176 +3.5%
2004 0.431 +3.2%
2005 0.4418 +2.5%
2006 0.447 +1.2%
2007 0.452 +1.1%
2008 0.4552 +0.7%
2009 0.4589 +0.8%
2010 0.4642 +1.2%
2011 0.4691 +1.1%
2012 0.4727 +0.8%
2013 0.4806 +1.7%
2014 0.4848 +0.9%
2015 0.492 +1.5%
2016 0.5015 +1.9%
2017 0.5041 +0.5%
2018 0.5065 +0.5%
2019 0.5076 +0.2%
2020 0.5116 +0.8%
2021 0.508 -0.7%
2022 0.5082 +0.0%
2023 0.5035 -0.9%
2024 0.5034 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3355 0.3218 0.3574 10
2000s 0.4271 0.3744 0.4589 10
2010s 0.4883 0.4642 0.5076 10
2020s 0.5069 0.5034 0.5116 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Gabon?
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Gabon was 0.5034 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.5116 in 2020.
What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3218 in 1995.
How does Gabon rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
Gabon ranks 121st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
259 places, 9,238 data points, 1980–2024
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