Angola vs Gambia: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Angola
3.21 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia
3.27 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Angola rank
42nd
Gambia rank
41st
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Angola
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.27 per 1,000 live births against 3.21 per 1,000 live births in Angola, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gambia ahead.
Angola ranks 42nd and Gambia ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.99 per 1,000 live births | 11.44 per 1,000 live births | 0.547 per 1,000 live births | Angola |
| 1990s | 11.76 per 1,000 live births | 8.76 per 1,000 live births | 3 per 1,000 live births | Angola |
| 2000s | 8.22 per 1,000 live births | 6.29 per 1,000 live births | 1.92 per 1,000 live births | Angola |
| 2010s | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.45 per 1,000 live births | 0.344 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.36 per 1,000 live births | 3.48 per 1,000 live births | 0.118 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Angola or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 3.27 per 1,000 live births against 3.21 per 1,000 live births in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Angola and Gambia?
- 0.06 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Gambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Gambia rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Angola ranks 42nd and Gambia ranks 41st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.