Gambia vs Upper middle income: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Gambia
37.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Upper middle income
12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
37th
Upper middle income rank
35th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Gambia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 37.7 per 1,000 live births against 12 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income, a difference of 25.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Gambia's figure about 3.1 times Upper middle income's.

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

Gambia ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 132.49 per 1,000 live births 44.99 per 1,000 live births 87.5 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2000s 86.04 per 1,000 live births 27.29 per 1,000 live births 58.75 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2010s 54.69 per 1,000 live births 15.54 per 1,000 live births 39.15 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2020s 40.48 per 1,000 live births 12.54 per 1,000 live births 27.94 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, Gambia or Upper middle income?
Gambia, at 37.7 per 1,000 live births against 12 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Gambia and Upper middle income?
25.7 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Upper middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Upper middle income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Gambia ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 35th 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.