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Stillbirth rate in Gabon

Gabon: Stillbirth rate was 1.29 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.29 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
56th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.82 deaths per 100 births
in 2000
All-time low
1.29 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Gabon, 2000–2023

00.511.522000201120232000: 1.8 deaths per 100 births2001: 1.8 deaths per 100 births2002: 1.8 deaths per 100 births2003: 1.8 deaths per 100 births2004: 1.7 deaths per 100 births2005: 1.7 deaths per 100 births2006: 1.7 deaths per 100 births2007: 1.7 deaths per 100 births2008: 1.6 deaths per 100 births2009: 1.6 deaths per 100 births2010: 1.5 deaths per 100 births2011: 1.5 deaths per 100 births2012: 1.5 deaths per 100 births2013: 1.4 deaths per 100 births2014: 1.4 deaths per 100 births2015: 1.4 deaths per 100 births2016: 1.4 deaths per 100 births2017: 1.4 deaths per 100 births2018: 1.3 deaths per 100 births2019: 1.3 deaths per 100 births2020: 1.3 deaths per 100 births2021: 1.3 deaths per 100 births2022: 1.3 deaths per 100 births2023: 1.3 deaths per 100 births

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

In 2023, stillbirth rate in Gabon stood at 1.29 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Gabon peaked at 1.82 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.29 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

Gabon ranks 56th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.72 deaths per 100 births 1.58 deaths per 100 births 1.82 deaths per 100 births 10
2010s 1.41 deaths per 100 births 1.33 deaths per 100 births 1.54 deaths per 100 births 10
2020s 1.31 deaths per 100 births 1.29 deaths per 100 births 1.33 deaths per 100 births 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 53 Eswatini 1.36 deaths per 100 births compare
  2. 54 Nepal 1.35 deaths per 100 births compare
  3. 55 Cambodia 1.33 deaths per 100 births compare
  4. 57 Myanmar 1.28 deaths per 100 births compare
  5. 58 Dominica 1.25 deaths per 100 births compare
  6. 59 Guyana 1.24 deaths per 100 births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Gabon?
Stillbirth rate in Gabon was 1.29 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 1.82 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Gabon rank for stillbirth rate?
Gabon ranks 56th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Stillbirth rate
Unit
deaths per 100 births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.