Gambia vs Honduras: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Gambia
3,566 deaths
in 2023
Honduras
3,600 deaths
in 2023
Gambia rank
80th
Honduras rank
79th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Gambia
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 3,600 deaths against 3,566 deaths in Gambia, a difference of 34 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Honduras ahead.

Gambia ranks 80th and Honduras ranks 79th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Honduras Difference Ahead
1950s 6,559 deaths 21,907 deaths 15,348 deaths Honduras
1960s 7,039 deaths 19,669 deaths 12,629 deaths Honduras
1970s 7,208 deaths 17,350 deaths 10,143 deaths Honduras
1980s 7,800 deaths 13,258 deaths 5,459 deaths Honduras
1990s 7,606 deaths 10,387 deaths 2,781 deaths Honduras
2000s 5,965 deaths 6,882 deaths 917.8 deaths Honduras
2010s 4,740 deaths 4,684 deaths 55.3 deaths Gambia
2020s 3,712 deaths 3,778 deaths 65.25 deaths Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Gambia or Honduras?
Honduras, at 3,600 deaths against 3,566 deaths in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Gambia and Honduras?
34 deaths, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Honduras?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Honduras rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Gambia ranks 80th and Honduras ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.