Gambia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mortality rate, neonatal
Gambia
23 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
8.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
30th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Gambia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 23 per 1,000 live births against 8.4 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Gambia's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.39 per 1,000 live births | 19.91 per 1,000 live births | 25.48 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 36.99 per 1,000 live births | 13.44 per 1,000 live births | 23.55 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 29.38 per 1,000 live births | 10.34 per 1,000 live births | 19.04 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 24.12 per 1,000 live births | 9.11 per 1,000 live births | 15.01 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Gambia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Gambia, at 23 per 1,000 live births against 8.4 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Gambia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 14.6 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Gambia ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.