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Number of infants who die before age 1 in Gabon

Gabon: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 1,889 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,889 deaths
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
92nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,446 deaths
in 2011
All-time low
1,889 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Gabon, 1950–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of infants who die before age 1 in Gabon is 1,889 deaths, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Gabon peaked at 2,446 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,889 deaths, in 2023.

That places Gabon 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Gabon, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 2,049 deaths —
1951 2,042 deaths -0.3%
1952 2,018 deaths -1.2%
1953 1,998 deaths -1.0%
1954 1,981 deaths -0.9%
1955 1,969 deaths -0.6%
1956 1,960 deaths -0.5%
1957 1,953 deaths -0.4%
1958 1,954 deaths +0.1%
1959 1,961 deaths +0.4%
1960 1,967 deaths +0.3%
1961 1,972 deaths +0.3%
1962 1,978 deaths +0.3%
1963 1,977 deaths -0.1%
1964 1,976 deaths -0.1%
1965 1,978 deaths +0.1%
1966 1,984 deaths +0.3%
1967 1,987 deaths +0.2%
1968 1,991 deaths +0.2%
1969 1,998 deaths +0.4%
1970 2,015 deaths +0.9%
1971 2,036 deaths +1.0%
1972 2,057 deaths +1.0%
1973 2,069 deaths +0.6%
1974 2,076 deaths +0.3%
1975 2,089 deaths +0.6%
1976 2,107 deaths +0.9%
1977 2,125 deaths +0.9%
1978 2,144 deaths +0.9%
1979 2,158 deaths +0.7%
1980 2,176 deaths +0.8%
1981 2,200 deaths +1.1%
1982 2,213 deaths +0.6%
1983 2,226 deaths +0.6%
1984 2,231 deaths +0.2%
1985 2,236 deaths +0.2%
1986 2,245 deaths +0.4%
1987 2,261 deaths +0.7%
1988 2,275 deaths +0.6%
1989 2,279 deaths +0.2%
1990 2,285 deaths +0.3%
1991 2,293 deaths +0.4%
1992 2,306 deaths +0.6%
1993 2,320 deaths +0.6%
1994 2,320 deaths +0.0%
1995 2,310 deaths -0.4%
1996 2,313 deaths +0.1%
1997 2,327 deaths +0.6%
1998 2,349 deaths +0.9%
1999 2,366 deaths +0.7%
2000 2,388 deaths +0.9%
2001 2,401 deaths +0.5%
2002 2,410 deaths +0.4%
2003 2,407 deaths -0.1%
2004 2,408 deaths +0.0%
2005 2,409 deaths +0.0%
2006 2,410 deaths +0.0%
2007 2,411 deaths +0.0%
2008 2,414 deaths +0.1%
2009 2,430 deaths +0.7%
2010 2,444 deaths +0.6%
2011 2,446 deaths +0.1%
2012 2,415 deaths -1.3%
2013 2,371 deaths -1.8%
2014 2,326 deaths -1.9%
2015 2,291 deaths -1.5%
2016 2,266 deaths -1.1%
2017 2,232 deaths -1.5%
2018 2,194 deaths -1.7%
2019 2,146 deaths -2.2%
2020 2,084 deaths -2.9%
2021 2,020 deaths -3.1%
2022 1,954 deaths -3.3%
2023 1,889 deaths -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1,988 deaths 1,953 deaths 2,049 deaths 10
1960s 1,981 deaths 1,967 deaths 1,998 deaths 10
1970s 2,088 deaths 2,015 deaths 2,158 deaths 10
1980s 2,234 deaths 2,176 deaths 2,279 deaths 10
1990s 2,319 deaths 2,285 deaths 2,366 deaths 10
2000s 2,409 deaths 2,388 deaths 2,430 deaths 10
2010s 2,313 deaths 2,146 deaths 2,446 deaths 10
2020s 1,987 deaths 1,889 deaths 2,084 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 89 Palestine, State of 2,076 deaths compare
  2. 90 Libya 1,999 deaths compare
  3. 91 Paraguay 1,913 deaths compare
  4. 93 Azerbaijan 1,878 deaths compare
  5. 94 Botswana 1,741 deaths compare
  6. 95 Sri Lanka 1,653 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Gabon?
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Gabon was 1,889 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 2,446 deaths in 2011.
What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 1,889 deaths in 2023.
How does Gabon rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
Gabon ranks 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.