Congo vs Gambia: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Congo
35.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia
37.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
40th
Gambia rank
37th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Congo
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 37.7 per 1,000 live births against 35.5 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 2.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.

Congo ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 37th of 197 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 158.56 per 1,000 live births 318.63 per 1,000 live births 160.07 per 1,000 live births Gambia
1970s 116.6 per 1,000 live births 254.51 per 1,000 live births 137.91 per 1,000 live births Gambia
1980s 91.38 per 1,000 live births 190.13 per 1,000 live births 98.75 per 1,000 live births Gambia
1990s 96.9 per 1,000 live births 132.49 per 1,000 live births 35.59 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2000s 83.55 per 1,000 live births 86.04 per 1,000 live births 2.49 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2010s 50.02 per 1,000 live births 54.69 per 1,000 live births 4.67 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2020s 38 per 1,000 live births 40.48 per 1,000 live births 2.48 per 1,000 live births Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Congo or Gambia?
Gambia, at 37.7 per 1,000 live births against 35.5 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Congo and Gambia?
2.2 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Gambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Congo ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 37th 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, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.