Gambia vs New Caledonia: Death rate

Gambia
6.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Caledonia
6.27 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
164th
New Caledonia rank
166th

Death rate over time

  • Gambia
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.27 deaths per 1,000 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 164th and New Caledonia ranks 166th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 7 and New Caledonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1950s 31.22 deaths per 1,000 people 17.86 deaths per 1,000 people 13.36 deaths per 1,000 people Gambia
1960s 27 deaths per 1,000 people 12.19 deaths per 1,000 people 14.81 deaths per 1,000 people Gambia
1970s 22.45 deaths per 1,000 people 8.2 deaths per 1,000 people 14.25 deaths per 1,000 people Gambia
1980s 19.08 deaths per 1,000 people 6.45 deaths per 1,000 people 12.63 deaths per 1,000 people Gambia
1990s 13.98 deaths per 1,000 people 5.58 deaths per 1,000 people 8.4 deaths per 1,000 people Gambia
2000s 9.89 deaths per 1,000 people 5.24 deaths per 1,000 people 4.66 deaths per 1,000 people Gambia
2010s 7.62 deaths per 1,000 people 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people Gambia
2020s 6.68 deaths per 1,000 people 6.79 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1033 deaths per 1,000 people New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Gambia or New Caledonia?
Gambia, at 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.27 deaths per 1,000 people in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Gambia and New Caledonia?
0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and New Caledonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and New Caledonia rank globally for death rate?
Gambia ranks 164th and New Caledonia ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.