Gambia vs Zambia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Gambia
0.2053 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Zambia
0.2201 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Gambia rank
28th
Zambia rank
26th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Gambia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2201 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2053 under-five deaths per woman in Gambia, a difference of 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 26th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.38 under-five deaths per woman | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8863 under-five deaths per woman | Gambia |
| 1960s | 2.05 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6527 under-five deaths per woman | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5006 under-five deaths per woman | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1325 under-five deaths per woman | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.8534 under-five deaths per woman | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2249 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.5356 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6364 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1008 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.3254 under-five deaths per woman | 0.307 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0184 under-five deaths per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.2199 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2246 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0047 under-five deaths per woman | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2201 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 Zambia?
- 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 26th 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).