What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Congo and Gambia?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Gambia: Mortality rate, under-5

Congo

39.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Gambia

42.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Congo rank

40th

Gambia rank

37th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Congo
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 42.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.1 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 3.3 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.

Congo ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 37th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	165.06 per 1,000 live births	330.32 per 1,000 live births	165.26 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
1970s	122.36 per 1,000 live births	265.97 per 1,000 live births	143.61 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
1980s	96.94 per 1,000 live births	200.87 per 1,000 live births	103.93 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
1990s	102.93 per 1,000 live births	141.36 per 1,000 live births	38.43 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
2000s	89.12 per 1,000 live births	93.45 per 1,000 live births	4.33 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
2010s	54.38 per 1,000 live births	60.71 per 1,000 live births	6.33 per 1,000 live births	Gambia
2020s	41.68 per 1,000 live births	45.42 per 1,000 live births	3.74 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, Congo or Gambia?: Gambia, at 42.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.1 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Congo and Gambia?: 3.3 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Gambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Congo ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 37th of 196 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.