Colombia vs Gambia: Number of child deaths by age
Colombia
745 deaths
in 2024
Gambia
777 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
72nd
Gambia rank
69th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Colombia
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 777 deaths against 745 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 32 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,761 deaths | 3,627 deaths | 19,134 deaths | Colombia |
| 1970s | 14,156 deaths | 3,307 deaths | 10,849 deaths | Colombia |
| 1980s | 7,538 deaths | 3,111 deaths | 4,428 deaths | Colombia |
| 1990s | 4,181 deaths | 2,741 deaths | 1,440 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2,356 deaths | 1,860 deaths | 496.5 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1,210 deaths | 1,222 deaths | 11.8 deaths | Gambia |
| 2020s | 799.4 deaths | 837.8 deaths | 38.4 deaths | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Colombia or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 777 deaths against 745 deaths in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Colombia and Gambia?
- 32 deaths, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Gambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Gambia rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Colombia ranks 72nd and Gambia ranks 69th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .