Ethiopia vs Gambia: Mortality rate, under-5
Ethiopia
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia
42.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Gambia rank
37th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 42.4 per 1,000 live births in Gambia, a difference of 2.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Gambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Gambia ranks 37th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250.65 per 1,000 live births | 311.05 per 1,000 live births | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 262.95 per 1,000 live births | 265.97 per 1,000 live births | 3.02 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 259.55 per 1,000 live births | 200.87 per 1,000 live births | 58.68 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 175.06 per 1,000 live births | 141.36 per 1,000 live births | 33.7 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 112.34 per 1,000 live births | 93.45 per 1,000 live births | 18.89 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 66.85 per 1,000 live births | 60.71 per 1,000 live births | 6.14 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 57.2 per 1,000 live births | 45.42 per 1,000 live births | 11.78 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Ethiopia, at 44.5 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 Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 2.1 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th 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.