Eswatini vs Gambia: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Eswatini
4.44 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia
4.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
35th
Gambia rank
36th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Eswatini
- Gambia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 4.44 deaths per 100 live births against 4.4 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 36th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.22 deaths per 100 live births | 15.27 deaths per 100 live births | 7.06 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 11.08 deaths per 100 live births | 10.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4757 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.67 deaths per 100 live births | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0563 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Eswatini or Gambia?
- Eswatini, at 4.44 deaths per 100 live births against 4.4 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Eswatini and Gambia?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Gambia rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Eswatini ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 36th of 106 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 Child mortality rate by household wealth. 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 under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.