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

Gambia
46.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya
42.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
37th
Kenya rank
40th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Gambia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 46.8 per 1,000 live births against 42.7 per 1,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 4.1 per 1,000 live births.

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

Across all 65 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 341.36 per 1,000 live births 178.78 per 1,000 live births 162.58 per 1,000 live births Gambia
1970s 276.94 per 1,000 live births 138.91 per 1,000 live births 138.03 per 1,000 live births Gambia
1980s 211.22 per 1,000 live births 105.53 per 1,000 live births 105.69 per 1,000 live births Gambia
1990s 149.86 per 1,000 live births 111.95 per 1,000 live births 37.91 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2000s 100.52 per 1,000 live births 79.82 per 1,000 live births 20.7 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2010s 66.46 per 1,000 live births 52.22 per 1,000 live births 14.24 per 1,000 live births Gambia
2020s 50.14 per 1,000 live births 44.54 per 1,000 live births 5.6 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, Gambia or Kenya?
Gambia, at 46.8 per 1,000 live births against 42.7 per 1,000 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Gambia and Kenya?
4.1 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Gambia ranks 37th and Kenya ranks 40th 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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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.