Gambia vs Uganda: Annual death rates at different ages
Gambia
30.26 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uganda
29.55 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
46th
Uganda rank
49th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Gambia
- Uganda
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 30.26 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.55 deaths per 1,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.71 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 160.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 145.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1960s | 146.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 128.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 106.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 82.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 107.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 59.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 40.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 31.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4496 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Gambia or Uganda?
- Gambia, at 30.26 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.55 deaths per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Gambia and Uganda?
- 0.71 deaths per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Uganda rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Gambia ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 49th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.