What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Europe & Central Asia and Gambia?

38.2 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Gambia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Gambia: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Europe & Central Asia

8.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Gambia

46.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia rank

40th

Gambia rank

37th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Europe & Central Asia
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 46.8 per 1,000 live births against 8.6 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 38.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Gambia's figure about 5.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 37th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30.07 per 1,000 live births	149.86 per 1,000 live births	119.79 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
2000s	17.89 per 1,000 live births	100.52 per 1,000 live births	82.63 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
2010s	10.89 per 1,000 live births	66.46 per 1,000 live births	55.57 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
2020s	8.94 per 1,000 live births	50.14 per 1,000 live births	41.2 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, male, Europe & Central Asia or Gambia?: Gambia, at 46.8 per 1,000 live births against 8.6 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Europe & Central Asia and Gambia?: 38.2 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Gambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Gambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 37th of 47 groups.
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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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: 03 September 2026

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.