Burundi vs Gambia: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Burundi
4.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia
4.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Gambia rank
37th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Burundi
- Gambia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.71 deaths per 100 live births against 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia, a difference of 0.47 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gambia ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.71 deaths per 100 live births | 20.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 17.09 deaths per 100 live births | 14.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 12.58 deaths per 100 live births | 9.35 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9892 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5086 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Burundi or Gambia?
- Burundi, at 4.71 deaths per 100 live births against 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Burundi and Gambia?
- 0.47 deaths per 100 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 37th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .