Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon

Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 6.8 per 100 live births in Equatorial Guinea and 3.3 per 100 live births in Gabon, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Equatorial Guinea, by 3.5 per 100 live births, or 2.09 times that in Gabon.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 6.8 per 100 live births in Equatorial Guinea and 3.3 per 100 live births in Gabon, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Equatorial Guinea, by 3.5 per 100 live births, or 2.09 times that in Gabon.
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What the numbers say

  • Equatorial Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1982.
  • In 2024, Equatorial Guinea ranked 14 and Gabon ranked 56 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearEquatorial GuineaGabonWorld
20246.83.33.7
202373.43.8
20227.33.54
20217.53.64
20207.83.73.9
20198.13.94
20188.344
20178.64.14.1
20168.94.34.2
20159.24.44.3
20149.54.64.4
20139.94.74.5
201210.24.94.7
201110.65.15
201010.95.35.1
200911.45.65.3
200811.85.85.5
200712.365.7
200612.76.26
200513.26.46.2
200413.76.66.6
200314.26.86.8
200214.677.1
2001157.27.4
200015.57.37.7
199915.97.57.9
199816.27.68.3
199716.57.78.4
199616.87.88.6
1995177.98.8
199417.188.9
199317.38.19.1
199217.48.29.2
199117.58.39.3
199017.78.49.4
198917.88.69.5
1988188.810
198718.299.9
198618.49.210.3
198518.79.510.6
1984199.810.9
198319.510.111.1
198219.910.411.2
1981–10.811.6
1980–11.211.9
1979–11.511.9
1978–1212.3
1977–12.412.6
1976–12.812.8
1975–13.313.1
1974–13.713.3
1973–14.213.5
1972–14.713.7
1971–15.213.9
1970–15.714.2
1969–16.214.6
1968–16.815
1967–17.315.3
1966–17.915.1
1965–18.515.1
1964–19.215.7
1963–19.816.2
1962–20.517
1961–21.218.8
1960–21.920.2
1959–22.619.9
1958–23.319.7
1957–24.120.5
1956–24.921.3
1955–25.722.3
1954–26.522.8
1953–27.423.3
1952–28.223.9
1951–29.124.3
1950–3024.7
1949–30.924.9
1948–31.824.9
1947–32.725.5
1946–33.725.8
1945–34.726.7
1944–35.827.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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