Congo vs Gambia: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita

Congo
3.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia
4.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
40th
Gambia rank
37th

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 4.24 deaths per 100 live births against 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Gambia ahead.

Congo ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Gambia Difference Ahead
1950s 21.47 deaths per 100 live births 37.86 deaths per 100 live births 16.39 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
1960s 16.5 deaths per 100 live births 33.03 deaths per 100 live births 16.53 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
1970s 12.24 deaths per 100 live births 26.6 deaths per 100 live births 14.36 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
1980s 9.69 deaths per 100 live births 20.09 deaths per 100 live births 10.39 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
1990s 10.29 deaths per 100 live births 14.13 deaths per 100 live births 3.84 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
2000s 8.91 deaths per 100 live births 9.35 deaths per 100 live births 0.4325 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
2010s 5.44 deaths per 100 live births 6.07 deaths per 100 live births 0.6358 deaths per 100 live births Gambia
2020s 4.17 deaths per 100 live births 4.54 deaths per 100 live births 0.3751 deaths per 100 live births Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Congo or Gambia?
Gambia, at 4.24 deaths per 100 live births against 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Congo and Gambia?
0.33 deaths per 100 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Congo and Gambia rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Congo ranks 40th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .