Gabon sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 68.7 years of life, 160th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Gabon, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 68.7 yrs | 160 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 12.0 /1,000 | 35 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.2 /1,000 | 147 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.0 yrs | 148 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 88.8 /1,000 | 47 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.2 yrs | 91 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 86.0 men/100 women | 154 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 25.9 /1,000 | 54 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 233 /100k | 31 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 18.1 % | 97 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.3 /100k | 91 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 23.9 /100k | 48 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 16.2 % | 70 of 143 | 2009 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 8.1 L | 45 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 4.1 % | 159 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $253 | 121 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $8,230 | 109 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Gabon's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 31st highest maternal mortality in the world (233 /100k) and the 35th highest age-standardized death rate in the world (12.0 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Gabon; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.