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Gambia vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, neonatal

Gambia
23 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
8.34 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
30th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Gambia
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 23 per 1,000 live births against 8.34 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.66 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Gambia's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 45.39 per 1,000 live births 19.65 per 1,000 live births 25.74 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2000s 36.99 per 1,000 live births 13.32 per 1,000 live births 23.67 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2010s 29.38 per 1,000 live births 10.27 per 1,000 live births 19.11 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2020s 24.12 per 1,000 live births 9.04 per 1,000 live births 15.08 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Gambia, at 23 per 1,000 live births against 8.34 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Gambia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
14.66 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Gambia ranks 30th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.