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
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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About this data
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.