Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Gabon
Gabon: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 1,125 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,125 deaths
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
95th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1,355 deaths
in 2016
All-time low
861 deaths
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Gabon, 1978–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1,125 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Gabon peaked at 1,355 deaths in 2016 and was at its lowest, 861 deaths, in 1978.
Gabon ranks 95th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Gabon, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 861 deaths | — |
| 1979 | 873 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 887 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 906 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 918 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 937 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 950 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 966 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 980 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 999 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1,013 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1,022 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,030 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,033 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,029 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,017 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 995 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 979 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 979 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,001 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1,038 deaths | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,082 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1,131 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1,173 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,209 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,242 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1,271 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,295 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,307 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,313 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,316 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,327 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,340 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,352 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,350 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,347 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,343 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,348 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,355 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,349 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,333 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,308 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,274 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,239 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,204 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,164 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1,125 deaths | -3.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1,125 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788 deaths, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1,125 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437 deaths, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 867 deaths | 861 deaths | 873 deaths | 2 |
| 1980s | 957.8 deaths | 887 deaths | 1,022 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,018 deaths | 979 deaths | 1,082 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,258 deaths | 1,131 deaths | 1,327 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,342 deaths | 1,308 deaths | 1,355 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,201 deaths | 1,125 deaths | 1,274 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Gabon?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Gabon was 1,125 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,355 deaths in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 861 deaths in 1978.
- How does Gabon rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Gabon ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .