Children died before five per woman in Gabon
Gabon: Children died before five per woman was 0.1086 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1086
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
51st
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.93
in 1944
All-time low
0.1086
in 2024
Years of data
81
1944–2024
Children died before five per woman in Gabon, 1944–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children died before five per woman in Gabon stood at 0.1086. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Gabon peaked at 1.93 in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.1086, in 2024.
That places Gabon 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 1.93 | — |
| 1945 | 1.86 | -3.5% |
| 1946 | 1.79 | -3.7% |
| 1947 | 1.73 | -3.4% |
| 1948 | 1.67 | -3.6% |
| 1949 | 1.6 | -3.7% |
| 1950 | 1.18 | -26.3% |
| 1951 | 1.15 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 1.12 | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 1.09 | -2.5% |
| 1954 | 1.07 | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 1.05 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 1.02 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 1 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.9917 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.9792 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.9674 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.9529 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9389 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9205 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9026 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8861 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8713 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8531 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8358 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8187 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7997 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7837 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7683 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7501 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.73 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7141 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6986 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6823 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6651 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6467 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6315 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6166 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5971 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5795 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5587 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5409 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5235 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.508 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4928 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4765 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.46 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4454 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4326 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.419 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4032 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3868 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3715 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3604 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3489 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3371 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3274 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3157 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3036 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2909 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.279 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2677 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2576 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2471 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2371 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2299 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2217 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2131 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2017 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1902 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.181 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1726 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1632 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1553 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.147 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1391 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1305 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.125 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1189 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1142 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1086 | -4.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1086 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 4.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1086 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -26.3% | 1.6 | 1.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.76 | 1.6 | 1.93 | 6 |
| 1950s | 1.07 | 0.9792 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8947 | 0.8187 | 0.9674 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7239 | 0.6467 | 0.7997 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5525 | 0.4765 | 0.6315 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3965 | 0.3371 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2756 | 0.2299 | 0.3274 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1785 | 0.1391 | 0.2217 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1194 | 0.1086 | 0.1305 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Gabon?
- Children died before five per woman in Gabon was 0.1086 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 in 1944.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1086 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for children died before five per woman?
- Gabon ranks 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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