Ecuador vs Gambia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Ecuador
1,880 deaths
in 2024
Gambia
1,891 deaths
in 2024
Ecuador rank
77th
Gambia rank
76th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

  • Ecuador
  • Gambia
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k195719902024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1,891 deaths against 1,880 deaths in Ecuador, a difference of 11 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 77th and Gambia ranks 76th of 199 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 6,115 deaths 2,518 deaths 3,597 deaths Ecuador
2000s 3,752 deaths 2,419 deaths 1,333 deaths Ecuador
2010s 2,366 deaths 2,301 deaths 65.5 deaths Ecuador
2020s 1,961 deaths 1,953 deaths 8.2 deaths Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Ecuador or Gambia?
Gambia, at 1,891 deaths against 1,880 deaths in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Ecuador and Gambia?
11 deaths, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Gambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Gambia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
Ecuador ranks 77th and Gambia ranks 76th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .