Gabon vs Rwanda: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Gabon
2.4%
in 2023
Rwanda
2.5%
in 2023
Gabon rank
54th
Rwanda rank
53rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Gabon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 54th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 10.1% | 11.4% | 1.2% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 8.0% | 12.0% | 4.0% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 9.7% | 3.4% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 11.3% | 5.9% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 7.0% | 2.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Gabon or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Gabon and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Rwanda rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Gabon ranks 54th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.