Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Gabon
Gabon: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Gabon is 4.3 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Gabon peaked at 9.9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.3 per 1,000, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 36th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Gabon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 9.5 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 9.4 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.3 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.2 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 9 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 8 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.35 per 1,000 | 8.8 per 1,000 | 9.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.89 per 1,000 | 7 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 6.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 33 Burkina Faso 4.7 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Mozambique 4.7 per 1,000 compare
- 35 Gambia 4.6 per 1,000 compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 4.3 per 1,000 compare
- 36 Yemen 4.3 per 1,000 compare
- 39 Ethiopia 4.2 per 1,000 compare
- 39 Senegal 4.2 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Gabon
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Gabon?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Gabon was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Gabon ranks 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.