Ethiopia vs Gambia: Child mortality rate
Ethiopia
4.5%
in 2023
Gambia
4.4%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
35th
Gambia rank
36th
Child mortality rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.6% | 39.2% | 6.6% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 26.3% | 33.0% | 6.7% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 25.7% | 26.5% | 0.8% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 20.1% | 5.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 14.2% | 3.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.4% | 1.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Ethiopia, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.