Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in Gabon and 28.8 per 1,000 live births in Congo - Brazzaville, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Brazzaville, by 1.4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.05 times that in Gabon.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Congo - Brazzaville has been higher since 2012.
In 2023, Gabon ranked 54 and Congo - Brazzaville ranked 48 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Gabon at 7.6 per 1,000 live births and Congo - Brazzaville at 8.8 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	Gabon	Congo - Brazzaville	World
2023	27.5	28.8	27.3
2022	28.4	29.7	28.2
2021	29.4	30.7	28.4
2020	30.4	31.7	28.7
2019	31.4	34.5	29.2
2018	32.5	33.7	29.7
2017	33.7	34.7	30.3
2016	34.9	35.8	31.1
2015	36.2	36.9	32.1
2014	37.5	38	32.9
2013	38.9	39.3	33.9
2012	40.3	40.4	35
2011	41.8	41.8	36.8
2010	43.3	43.5	37.7
2009	44.8	45.3	39.1
2008	46.3	47.6	40.4
2007	47.8	50.3	42
2006	49.2	53.3	43.7
2005	50.6	56.4	45.4
2004	51.9	59.7	47.2
2003	53.2	62.9	48.8
2002	54.4	65.5	50.6
2001	55.4	67.6	52.2
2000	56.2	69	53.7
1999	57	70	55.5
1998	57.7	71.5	57.1
1997	58.3	72.1	58.3
1996	58.8	67.8	59.6
1995	59.2	66.3	60.8
1994	59.6	64.8	62
1993	60.1	63.3	62.9
1992	60.6	61.9	64.1
1991	61.2	60.9	64.9
1990	61.9	60.1	64.9
1989	62.8	59.6	66.2
1988	63.8	59.6	68
1987	64.9	59.9	68.6
1986	66.2	60.5	70.8
1985	67.5	61.3	72.9
1984	69	62.4	74.6
1983	70.7	63.6	76.1
1982	72.4	64.9	76.6
1981	74.2	66.2	78.7
1980	76.1	67.6	80.6
1979	78.1	68.9	82.5
1978	80.1	70.3	84.7
1977	82.2	71.6	86.4
1976	84.2	73	88.1
1975	86.4	74.5	89.6
1974	88.5	76	90.9
1973	90.7	77.5	92.1
1972	92.9	79.2	93.6
1971	95.1	80.9	96.1
1970	97.4	82.7	96.9
1969	99.6	84.6	98.3
1968	101.9	86.6	100.2
1967	104.3	89.1	103.1
1966	106.6	91.1	104.9
1965	109	93.5	106.4
1964	111.4	95.9	106.1
1963	113.8	98.5	107.7
1962	116.3	101.1	110.2
1961	118.7	103.9	121.5
1960	121.2	106.8	131.8
1959	123.7	109.7	125.7
1958	126.2	112.8	117.7
1957	128.7	115.9	120
1956	131.2	119	121.9
1955	133.7	122	124.8
1954	136.1	124.8	127.7
1953	138.6	127.5	130.1
1952	141.1	130.1	132.7
1951	143.5	132.6	136
1950	145.9	135.1	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Gabon	Congo - Brazzaville	World
2024	26.720.9–32.7	2822.1–33.6	26.9
2025	25.918.4–34.4	27.419.1–35.1	26.4
2026	25.216.9–35.4	26.717.3–36.4	25.9
2027	24.615.3–36.6	26.115.7–37.9	25.4
2028	23.913.7–36.8	25.314–37.8	24.9
2029	23.313.2–38	24.612.9–37.9	24.5
2030	22.812.4–38.6	23.911.5–38.3	24
2031	22.211.6–38	23.210.7–39	23.6
2032	21.710.7–38.7	22.69.9–39	23.2
2033	21.210.2–39	229.2–39.4	22.8
2034	20.69.6–38.9	21.48.6–40.3	22.3
2035	20.18.9–38.7	20.98.1–40.6	21.9
2036	19.78.3–39.4	20.47.8–40.7	21.5
2037	19.28–39.1	19.97.5–41.1	21.1
2038	18.77.6–39.2	19.56.9–40.8	20.8
2039	18.37.3–38.9	197–41.3	20.4
2040	17.97–40.1	18.66.7–40.5	20
2041	17.56.7–41	18.26.5–41	19.7
2042	17.16.5–40.8	17.86.3–41.4	19.4
2043	16.76.6–41.6	17.45.9–40.2	19
2044	16.36.2–40.2	175.8–40.2	18.7
2045	15.96–40.5	16.75.3–39.6	18.4
2046	15.55.7–39.8	16.45.4–40.2	18.2
2047	15.25.5–39.4	165.3–40.7	17.9
2048	14.85.3–39.6	15.75–40	17.7
2049	14.55.1–40.2	15.45.1–40.2	17.5
2050	14.24.9–39.4	15.15–39.8	17.3
2051	13.94.8–39.4	14.84.8–39.2	17.1
2052	13.74.6–38.8	14.64.6–40	16.9
2053	13.54.5–37.7	14.34.5–39.3	16.7
2054	13.34.3–37.3	14.14.5–39.9	16.5
2055	13.14.3–37.9	13.84.3–40.1	16.3
2056	12.84.3–38	13.64.5–41.3	16.1
2057	12.64.2–39	13.44.2–40.7	15.9
2058	12.44.1–38.8	13.14.2–40.6	15.7
2059	12.34.1–37.6	12.94.1–40	15.5
2060	124.1–38.2	12.74–40	15.3
2061	11.83.9–38.7	12.54–39.7	15.1
2062	11.73.8–39.8	12.34–39.1	14.9
2063	11.53.6–39	12.23.8–37.7	14.7
2064	11.33.6–38.4	123.8–38.2	14.5
2065	11.23.6–39.2	11.93.8–37.6	14.3
2066	113.5–38.6	11.73.7–38.6	14.1
2067	10.83.4–38.6	11.63.7–38.6	13.9
2068	10.73.4–38.2	11.53.6–38.2	13.8
2069	10.53.3–38.2	11.43.7–38.5	13.6
2070	10.43.3–37.6	11.33.6–38.5	13.4
2071	10.33.3–37.7	11.13.4–38.5	13.2
2072	10.13.2–36.9	113.5–39.1	13
2073	103.1–37.1	10.93.4–38.8	12.9
2074	9.93.1–36.4	10.83.3–38.2	12.7
2075	9.73–38.1	10.73.3–38	12.6
2076	9.63–37.6	10.73.3–37.6	12.4
2077	9.52.9–37.8	10.63.2–37.8	12.3
2078	9.33–36.8	10.53.2–38	12.1
2079	9.22.9–36.4	10.43.2–38	12
2080	9.12.9–36.6	10.33.2–37.8	11.8
2081	92.9–37.3	10.23.1–37.9	11.7
2082	8.92.8–37	10.13.1–37.7	11.6
2083	8.82.8–37.7	103.1–37.4	11.5
2084	8.62.8–36.8	9.93–37.8	11.4
2085	8.62.8–37.4	9.83–38	11.3
2086	8.52.7–36.6	9.83–37.9	11.1
2087	8.42.7–37	9.73–38.6	11
2088	8.42.7–37.5	9.63–38.1	10.9
2089	8.32.7–36.1	9.62.9–37.5	10.8
2090	8.22.6–36.9	9.52.9–37.4	10.7
2091	8.12.6–37.2	9.42.8–38.3	10.6
2092	8.12.6–37	9.32.8–39.1	10.5
2093	82.5–36.1	9.32.8–38.6	10.4
2094	82.5–36.6	9.22.8–39.5	10.3
2095	7.92.5–36.4	9.12.8–38.8	10.1
2096	7.82.4–36.7	9.12.8–38.8	10
2097	7.82.4–36.3	92.7–39.5	9.9
2098	7.72.4–36.5	8.92.6–39	9.8
2099	7.62.5–37.4	8.92.6–38.2	9.7
2100	7.62.4–37.4	8.82.6–38.5	9.6

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Good to know

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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