Dominica vs Gambia: Infant mortality by sex
Dominica
3.55 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia
3.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominica rank
42nd
Gambia rank
39th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Dominica
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.67 deaths per 100 live births against 3.55 deaths per 100 live births in Dominica, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 42nd and Gambia ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 16.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10.25 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 14.86 deaths per 100 live births | 11.92 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 12.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10.7 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 7.98 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.446 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Dominica or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 3.67 deaths per 100 live births against 3.55 deaths per 100 live births in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Dominica and Gambia?
- 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Gambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Gambia rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Dominica ranks 42nd and Gambia ranks 39th 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .