Burundi vs Gambia: Child mortality rate by sex
Burundi
4.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia
3.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Gambia rank
37th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Burundi
- Gambia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.3 deaths per 100 live births against 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia, a difference of 0.53 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.05 deaths per 100 live births | 30.25 deaths per 100 live births | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 24.74 deaths per 100 live births | 25.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7126 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 18.02 deaths per 100 live births | 19.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9903 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 16.31 deaths per 100 live births | 13.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 11.82 deaths per 100 live births | 8.6 deaths per 100 live births | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 5.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 4.62 deaths per 100 live births | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5729 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Burundi or Gambia?
- Burundi, at 4.3 deaths per 100 live births against 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Burundi and Gambia?
- 0.53 deaths per 100 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .