Gambia vs Kenya: Child mortality rate
Gambia
4.4%
in 2023
Kenya
4.1%
in 2023
Gambia rank
36th
Kenya rank
38th
Child mortality rate over time
- Gambia
- Kenya
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.4% against 4.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.2% | 26.1% | 13.1% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 33.0% | 17.2% | 15.9% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 26.5% | 13.2% | 13.3% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 10.0% | 10.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 10.4% | 3.7% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.4% | 2.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 1.3% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 0.2% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Gambia or Kenya?
- Gambia, at 4.4% against 4.1% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Gambia and Kenya?
- 0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Gambia ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 38th 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.