Gambia vs Malawi: Death rate from drowning

Gambia
4.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malawi
4.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Gambia rank
70th
Malawi rank
69th

Death rate from drowning over time

  • Gambia
  • Malawi
02.557.510200020102021

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 70th and Malawi ranks 69th of 194 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 8.68 deaths per 100,000 people 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people Gambia
2010s 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people Gambia
2020s 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from drowning, Gambia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Gambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Gambia and Malawi?
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for death rate from drowning?
Gambia ranks 70th and Malawi ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from drowning
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.