Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Gabon
Gabon: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 16.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Gabon is 16.34, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Gabon peaked at 27.88 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.34, in 2024.
That places Gabon 56th 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 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.88 | — |
| 1991 | 27.52 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 26.99 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 26.3 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 25.59 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 25.11 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 24.9 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 25.02 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 25.42 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 26.01 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 26.55 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 26.97 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 27.2 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 27.37 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 27.34 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.1 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 26.6 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.92 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 25.14 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 24.33 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 23.61 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 23.01 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 22.52 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.07 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.65 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 21.26 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 20.84 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 20.33 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 19.74 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.14 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.57 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 18.02 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 17.5 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 16.93 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 16.34 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.07 | 24.9 | 27.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.45 | 24.33 | 27.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.42 | 19.14 | 23.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.47 | 16.34 | 18.57 | 5 |
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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 ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0191 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Gabon?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Gabon was 16.34 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.88 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.34 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Gabon ranks 56th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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