Gambia vs South Africa: Child mortality rate
Gambia
3.8%
in 2019
South Africa
3.7%
in 2019
Gambia rank
49th
South Africa rank
50th
Child mortality rate over time
- Gambia
- South Africa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 50th of 204 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.1% | 15.6% | 3.5% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 16.7% | 13.8% | 2.9% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 11.7% | 3.3% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 9.5% | 3.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 7.3% | 2.8% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 0.4% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Gambia or South Africa?
- Gambia, at 3.8% against 3.7% in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Gambia and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Gambia ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 50th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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
Probability of death before the age of five.