Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 52.9 per 1,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea and 27.5 per 1,000 live births in Gabon, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Equatorial Guinea, by 25.4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.93 times that in Gabon.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Equatorial Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Equatorial Guinea ranked 12 and Gabon ranked 54 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Equatorial Guinea at 12.8 per 1,000 live births and Gabon at 7.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Equatorial Guinea	Gabon	World
2023	52.9	27.5	27.3
2022	54.6	28.4	28.2
2021	56.3	29.4	28.4
2020	58.1	30.4	28.7
2019	59.9	31.4	29.2
2018	61.8	32.5	29.7
2017	63.7	33.7	30.3
2016	65.7	34.9	31.1
2015	67.7	36.2	32.1
2014	69.8	37.5	32.9
2013	71.9	38.9	33.9
2012	74.1	40.3	35
2011	76.4	41.8	36.8
2010	78.8	43.3	37.7
2009	81.2	44.8	39.1
2008	83.7	46.3	40.4
2007	86.3	47.8	42
2006	88.9	49.2	43.7
2005	91.6	50.6	45.4
2004	94.1	51.9	47.2
2003	96.5	53.2	48.8
2002	98.9	54.4	50.6
2001	101.2	55.4	52.2
2000	103.4	56.2	53.7
1999	105.4	57	55.5
1998	107.2	57.7	57.1
1997	108.8	58.3	58.3
1996	110.1	58.8	59.6
1995	111.3	59.2	60.8
1994	112.2	59.6	62
1993	113.1	60.1	62.9
1992	113.9	60.6	64.1
1991	114.6	61.2	64.9
1990	115.4	61.9	64.9
1989	116.3	62.8	66.2
1988	117.3	63.8	68
1987	118.6	64.9	68.6
1986	119.8	66.2	70.8
1985	121.5	67.5	72.9
1984	123.4	69	74.6
1983	125.2	70.7	76.1
1982	127.3	72.4	76.6
1981	129.6	74.2	78.7
1980	131.3	76.1	80.6
1979	140.8	78.1	82.5
1978	137.5	80.1	84.7
1977	139.2	82.2	86.4
1976	148.2	84.2	88.1
1975	144.5	86.4	89.6
1974	143.4	88.5	90.9
1973	143	90.7	92.1
1972	144.1	92.9	93.6
1971	148.9	95.1	96.1
1970	154.2	97.4	96.9
1969	155.2	99.6	98.3
1968	147.8	101.9	100.2
1967	148.9	104.3	103.1
1966	150	106.6	104.9
1965	151.1	109	106.4
1964	152.2	111.4	106.1
1963	153.3	113.8	107.7
1962	154.5	116.3	110.2
1961	155.6	118.7	121.5
1960	156.6	121.2	131.8
1959	157.7	123.7	125.7
1958	158.8	126.2	117.7
1957	159.9	128.7	120
1956	160.9	131.2	121.9
1955	162	133.7	124.8
1954	163	136.1	127.7
1953	164	138.6	130.1
1952	165	141.1	132.7
1951	166	143.5	136
1950	167	145.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Equatorial Guinea	Gabon	World
2024	51.843.8–59.7	26.720.9–32.7	26.9
2025	50.839.2–62.2	25.918.4–34.4	26.4
2026	49.736.1–63.5	25.216.9–35.4	25.9
2027	48.633.4–65.6	24.615.3–36.6	25.4
2028	47.731.1–66.1	23.913.7–36.8	24.9
2029	46.728.3–66.7	23.313.2–38	24.5
2030	45.826.3–67.9	22.812.4–38.6	24
2031	44.824.6–68.9	22.211.6–38	23.6
2032	43.923–68.4	21.710.7–38.7	23.2
2033	43.121.3–69.7	21.210.2–39	22.8
2034	42.319.4–71.4	20.69.6–38.9	22.3
2035	41.417.9–71.9	20.18.9–38.7	21.9
2036	40.517–71.5	19.78.3–39.4	21.5
2037	39.715.5–70.8	19.28–39.1	21.1
2038	3915.3–72.5	18.77.6–39.2	20.8
2039	38.213.9–72.2	18.37.3–38.9	20.4
2040	37.513.1–71.8	17.97–40.1	20
2041	36.712.6–71.3	17.56.7–41	19.7
2042	35.712–72.3	17.16.5–40.8	19.4
2043	34.911.2–71	16.76.6–41.6	19
2044	34.110.3–72.9	16.36.2–40.2	18.7
2045	33.39.7–73	15.96–40.5	18.4
2046	32.69.4–73.7	15.55.7–39.8	18.2
2047	31.99–72.9	15.25.5–39.4	17.9
2048	31.39–73	14.85.3–39.6	17.7
2049	30.69–70.8	14.55.1–40.2	17.5
2050	29.98.5–71.9	14.24.9–39.4	17.3
2051	29.37.8–70.8	13.94.8–39.4	17.1
2052	28.67.4–69.8	13.74.6–38.8	16.9
2053	28.17.4–72.2	13.54.5–37.7	16.7
2054	27.57.1–71.4	13.34.3–37.3	16.5
2055	26.97.1–71.7	13.14.3–37.9	16.3
2056	26.36.8–72.1	12.84.3–38	16.1
2057	25.86.7–71.7	12.64.2–39	15.9
2058	25.36.6–71.6	12.44.1–38.8	15.7
2059	24.76.4–70.5	12.34.1–37.6	15.5
2060	24.26.3–70.3	124.1–38.2	15.3
2061	23.76.2–68.6	11.83.9–38.7	15.1
2062	23.36–70.4	11.73.8–39.8	14.9
2063	22.85.8–68.6	11.53.6–39	14.7
2064	22.45.7–66.4	11.33.6–38.4	14.5
2065	225.7–66.1	11.23.6–39.2	14.3
2066	21.65.5–66.3	113.5–38.6	14.1
2067	21.25.2–65.3	10.83.4–38.6	13.9
2068	20.85.1–66.7	10.73.4–38.2	13.8
2069	20.45.1–65.7	10.53.3–38.2	13.6
2070	205–65	10.43.3–37.6	13.4
2071	19.64.9–64.4	10.33.3–37.7	13.2
2072	19.24.8–63.5	10.13.2–36.9	13
2073	18.84.7–63.5	103.1–37.1	12.9
2074	18.54.7–64.2	9.93.1–36.4	12.7
2075	18.14.5–62.2	9.73–38.1	12.6
2076	17.84.3–60.8	9.63–37.6	12.4
2077	17.44.2–60.9	9.52.9–37.8	12.3
2078	17.14.2–60.9	9.33–36.8	12.1
2079	16.94.1–61.2	9.22.9–36.4	12
2080	16.64.1–60.2	9.12.9–36.6	11.8
2081	16.43.9–59.2	92.9–37.3	11.7
2082	16.13.9–58.7	8.92.8–37	11.6
2083	15.93.8–58.7	8.82.8–37.7	11.5
2084	15.73.8–59.7	8.62.8–36.8	11.4
2085	15.53.8–59.9	8.62.8–37.4	11.3
2086	15.33.7–58.9	8.52.7–36.6	11.1
2087	153.7–59.9	8.42.7–37	11
2088	14.83.6–59.1	8.42.7–37.5	10.9
2089	14.73.6–58	8.32.7–36.1	10.8
2090	14.43.4–58.1	8.22.6–36.9	10.7
2091	14.33.4–59.9	8.12.6–37.2	10.6
2092	14.13.3–58.6	8.12.6–37	10.5
2093	13.93.2–58	82.5–36.1	10.4
2094	13.73.2–56.8	82.5–36.6	10.3
2095	13.53.2–56	7.92.5–36.4	10.1
2096	13.43.2–55.9	7.82.4–36.7	10
2097	13.23.2–57.7	7.82.4–36.3	9.9
2098	13.13–56.6	7.72.4–36.5	9.8
2099	12.93.2–59.2	7.62.5–37.4	9.7
2100	12.83.1–58	7.62.4–37.4	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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