Eswatini vs Gambia: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Eswatini
49.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia
46.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
36th
Gambia rank
37th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 49.7 per 1,000 live births against 46.8 per 1,000 live births in Gambia, a difference of 2.9 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 36th and Gambia ranks 37th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 201.78 per 1,000 live births 341.36 per 1,000 live births 139.58 per 1,000 live births Gambia
1970s 153.65 per 1,000 live births 276.94 per 1,000 live births 123.29 per 1,000 live births Gambia
1980s 97.74 per 1,000 live births 211.22 per 1,000 live births 113.48 per 1,000 live births Gambia
1990s 88.81 per 1,000 live births 149.86 per 1,000 live births 61.05 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2000s 116.11 per 1,000 live births 100.52 per 1,000 live births 15.59 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2010s 65.58 per 1,000 live births 66.46 per 1,000 live births 0.88 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2020s 52.2 per 1,000 live births 50.14 per 1,000 live births 2.06 per 1,000 live births Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Eswatini or Gambia?
Eswatini, at 49.7 per 1,000 live births against 46.8 per 1,000 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Eswatini and Gambia?
2.9 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Gambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Eswatini ranks 36th 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, male (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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.