Number of under-five deaths in Gabon
Gabon: Number of under-five deaths was 2,235 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Gabon stood at 2,235. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Gabon peaked at 3,391 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2,235, in 2024.
That places Gabon 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,244 | 3,112 | 3,391 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,071 | 3,045 | 3,099 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,030 | 3,014 | 3,047 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,035 | 3,023 | 3,049 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,949 | 2,891 | 3,021 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,752 | 2,577 | 2,887 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,369 | 2,235 | 2,490 | 5 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,369 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 49,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 26,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 26,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 23,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 25,413 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Gabon?
- Number of under-five deaths in Gabon was 2,235 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,391 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,235 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Gabon ranks 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.