Gabon vs South Africa: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Gabon
2.4%
in 2023
South Africa
2.6%
in 2023
Gabon rank
54th
South Africa rank
51st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Gabon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.4% | 11.4% | 1.0% | Gabon |
| 1960s | 10.1% | 8.7% | 1.4% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 0.7% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 1.1% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 1.0% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Gabon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Gabon and South Africa?
- 0.2%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Gabon ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.