Burundi vs Gambia: Mortality rate, under-5
Burundi
47.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia
42.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Gambia rank
37th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Burundi
- Gambia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 42.4 per 1,000 live births in Gambia, a difference of 4.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Gambia ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 37th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 244.98 per 1,000 live births | 317.33 per 1,000 live births | 72.35 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 253.13 per 1,000 live births | 265.97 per 1,000 live births | 12.84 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 187.07 per 1,000 live births | 200.87 per 1,000 live births | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 170.88 per 1,000 live births | 141.36 per 1,000 live births | 29.52 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 125.77 per 1,000 live births | 93.45 per 1,000 live births | 32.32 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 70.62 per 1,000 live births | 60.71 per 1,000 live births | 9.91 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 50.54 per 1,000 live births | 45.42 per 1,000 live births | 5.12 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Burundi or Gambia?
- Burundi, at 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 42.4 per 1,000 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burundi and Gambia?
- 4.7 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Burundi ranks 34th 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.