Gambia vs Yemen: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Gambia
3.27 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Yemen
3.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
41st
Yemen rank
38th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Gambia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.38 per 1,000 live births against 3.27 per 1,000 live births in Gambia, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Gambia ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 38th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.22 per 1,000 live births | 25.86 per 1,000 live births | 10.64 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1970s | 13.74 per 1,000 live births | 19.41 per 1,000 live births | 5.67 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1980s | 11.44 per 1,000 live births | 12.14 per 1,000 live births | 0.705 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1990s | 8.76 per 1,000 live births | 8.84 per 1,000 live births | 0.085 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 2000s | 6.29 per 1,000 live births | 6.11 per 1,000 live births | 0.184 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.45 per 1,000 live births | 4.21 per 1,000 live births | 0.234 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.48 per 1,000 live births | 3.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.104 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Gambia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.38 per 1,000 live births against 3.27 per 1,000 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Gambia and Yemen?
- 0.11 per 1,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Yemen rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Gambia ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 38th 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.