Number of under-five deaths, male in Gabon
Gabon: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1,255 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1,255 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Gabon peaked at 1,787 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1,255, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 91st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,787 | — |
| 1961 | 1,770 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 1,755 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1,739 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1,721 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 1,706 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1,694 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1,681 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1,667 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 1,657 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1,652 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,651 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,645 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1,643 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,644 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,645 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,645 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,644 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,646 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,650 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1,649 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,648 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,645 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,642 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1,641 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,643 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,650 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,652 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,653 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,657 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,664 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,669 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,671 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,667 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,662 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,663 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,664 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,661 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,658 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,653 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,645 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,634 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,623 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,614 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,612 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,603 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,597 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,603 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,601 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,601 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,588 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,561 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,545 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,528 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,508 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,495 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,472 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,442 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,395 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1,368 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,330 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,297 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1,255 | -3.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1,255 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 674, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1,255 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,430, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,718 | 1,657 | 1,787 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,647 | 1,643 | 1,652 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,647 | 1,641 | 1,652 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,663 | 1,653 | 1,671 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,624 | 1,597 | 1,658 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,534 | 1,442 | 1,601 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,329 | 1,255 | 1,395 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More education data for Gabon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,118 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,273 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 215,825 (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1189 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Gabon?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Gabon was 1,255 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,787 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,255 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Gabon ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.