Number of youth deaths in Gabon
Gabon: Number of youth deaths was 2,728 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Gabon stood at 2,728 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Gabon peaked at 3,582 deaths in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2,728 deaths, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 91st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Gabon, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,514 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 3,529 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 3,548 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 3,567 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 3,578 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3,578 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,574 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3,578 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3,582 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3,577 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,572 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3,558 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,540 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,515 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3,485 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3,463 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,452 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,426 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,407 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3,402 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,392 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,384 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,353 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,296 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,262 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3,232 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3,195 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3,170 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3,127 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,072 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,986 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 2,937 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2,865 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2,807 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 2,728 deaths | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,562 deaths | 3,514 deaths | 3,582 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,482 deaths | 3,402 deaths | 3,572 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,248 deaths | 3,072 deaths | 3,392 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,865 deaths | 2,728 deaths | 2,986 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Gabon?
- Number of youth deaths in Gabon was 2,728 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 youth deaths recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,582 deaths in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,728 deaths in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for number of youth deaths?
- Gabon ranks 91st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.