Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gabon
Gabon: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 271 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Gabon recorded 271 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gabon peaked at 304 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 271, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 90th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 275 | — |
| 1991 | 279 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 285 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 289 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 294 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 298 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 301 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 303 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 304 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 304 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 304 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 302 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 299 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 297 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 294 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 292 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 291 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 290 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 288 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 286 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 284 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 283 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 281 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 280 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 281 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 283 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 284 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 284 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 283 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 282 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 281 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 277 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 274 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 271 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 293.2 | 275 | 304 | 10 |
| 2000s | 294.3 | 286 | 304 | 10 |
| 2010s | 282.3 | 280 | 284 | 10 |
| 2020s | 277 | 271 | 282 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 88 Eritrea 274 compare
- 89 Namibia 273 compare
- 91 Azerbaijan 233 compare
- 92 Tajikistan 231 compare
- 93 Sri Lanka 223 compare
More education data for Gabon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,935 (2019)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.17 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gabon?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gabon was 271 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 304 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 271 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Gabon ranks 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years