Number of neonatal deaths in Gabon
Gabon: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,125 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Gabon, 1978–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Gabon stood at 1,125.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Gabon peaked at 1,355 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 861, in 1978.
That places Gabon 95th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 861 | — |
| 1979 | 873 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 887 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 906 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 918 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 937 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 950 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 966 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 980 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 999 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1,013 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1,022 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,030 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,033 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,029 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,017 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 995 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 979 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 979 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,001 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1,038 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,082 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1,131 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1,173 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,209 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,242 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1,271 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,295 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,307 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,313 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,316 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,327 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,340 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,352 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,350 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,347 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,343 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,348 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,355 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,349 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,333 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,308 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,274 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,239 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,204 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,164 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1,125 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 867 | 861 | 873 | 2 |
| 1980s | 957.8 | 887 | 1,022 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,018 | 979 | 1,082 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,258 | 1,131 | 1,327 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,342 | 1,308 | 1,355 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,201 | 1,125 | 1,274 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1801 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Gabon?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Gabon was 1,125 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,355 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 861 in 1978.
- How does Gabon rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Gabon ranks 95th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.