Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Gabon
Gabon: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 5.9 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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
In 2024, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Gabon stood at 5.9 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Gabon peaked at 14.2 per 1,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.9 per 1,000, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 77th of 197 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.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Gabon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 13.9 per 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 14 per 1,000 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 14.1 per 1,000 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 14.2 per 1,000 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 14.1 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 13.9 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 13.7 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 13.5 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 13.2 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.2 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 11.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 11 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.1 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 7.3 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.83 per 1,000 | 13.2 per 1,000 | 14.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.13 per 1,000 | 9.1 per 1,000 | 12.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 per 1,000 | 6.2 per 1,000 | 8.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | 6.1 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 74 Philippines 6.1 per 1,000 compare
- 74 Uruguay 6.1 per 1,000 compare
- 76 Costa Rica 6 per 1,000 compare
- 77 Fiji 5.9 per 1,000 compare
- 77 Micronesia, Federated States of 5.9 per 1,000 compare
- 77 Paraguay 5.9 per 1,000 compare
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 probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Gabon?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Gabon was 5.9 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 per 1,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Gabon ranks 77th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.