Gambia vs Pacific island small states: Mortality rate, neonatal

Gambia
23 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pacific island small states
10.59 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
30th
Pacific island small states rank
29th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Gambia
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 23 per 1,000 live births against 10.59 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states, a difference of 12.41 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Gambia's figure about 2.2 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Gambia ranks 30th and Pacific island small states ranks 29th of 197 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 45.39 per 1,000 live births 14.22 per 1,000 live births 31.17 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2000s 36.99 per 1,000 live births 12.13 per 1,000 live births 24.86 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2010s 29.38 per 1,000 live births 10.52 per 1,000 live births 18.86 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2020s 24.12 per 1,000 live births 10.91 per 1,000 live births 13.21 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 Pacific island small states?
Gambia, at 23 per 1,000 live births against 10.59 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Gambia and Pacific island small states?
12.41 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Pacific island small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Pacific island small states rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Gambia ranks 30th and Pacific island small states ranks 29th 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.