Gambia vs Timor-Leste: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Gambia
0.2053 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Timor-Leste
0.2219 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Gambia rank
28th
Timor-Leste rank
25th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Gambia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2053 under-five deaths per woman in Gambia, a difference of 0.0166 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and Timor-Leste ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.21 under-five deaths per woman | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1785 under-five deaths per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 0.8534 under-five deaths per woman | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3231 under-five deaths per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 0.5356 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5211 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0146 under-five deaths per woman | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.3254 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2517 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0736 under-five deaths per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.2199 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2079 under-five deaths per woman | 0.012 under-five deaths per woman | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Gambia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2053 under-five deaths per woman in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0166 under-five deaths per woman, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Timor-Leste rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Timor-Leste ranks 25th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).