Congo vs Gambia: Child mortality rate
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 rate over time
- Congo
- Gambia
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 200 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 | 16.51 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 | 14.14 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 | 0.433 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.633 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.17 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.374 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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 rate?
- Congo ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 37th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.