Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 3.02% to 41.7 in Gabon in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Gabon reached an all time high of 222 in 1960 and an all time low of 41.7 in 2020. When compared to Gabon's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Angola amounted to 71.5, 72.2 in Cameroon, 44.6 in Congo and 78.5 in Equatorial Guinea in 2020.
Gabon has been ranked 48th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | 92.9 | 88.1 | 84.1 | 80.6 | 77.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | 50.2 | 49.7 | 49.2 | 47.8 | 47.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 92.4 | 88.0 | 84.2 | 80.6 | 77.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 128 | 123 | 118 | 115 | 111 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chad | 132 | 129 | 125 | 121 | 117 | |||||||||||||||||
| Congo | 54.4 | 52.6 | 50.8 | 49.1 | 47.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | 99.2 | 95.9 | 92.8 | 89.6 | 86.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 96.8 | 93.2 | 90.0 | 86.9 | 83.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | 52.8 | 50.3 | 47.4 | 45.5 | 44.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | 47.9 | 47.6 | 46.3 | 44.9 | 43.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 128 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 120 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | 68.3 | 67.7 | 65.3 | 64.6 | 65.4 |
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