Eritrea vs Gambia: Number of child deaths
Eritrea
3,392 deaths
in 2024
Gambia
3,451 deaths
in 2024
Eritrea rank
81st
Gambia rank
80th
Number of child deaths over time
- Eritrea
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3,451 deaths against 3,392 deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 59 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,877 deaths | 7,630 deaths | 8,247 deaths | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 10,131 deaths | 7,478 deaths | 2,653 deaths | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 6,304 deaths | 5,884 deaths | 420.5 deaths | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4,564 deaths | 4,667 deaths | 103.2 deaths | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3,522 deaths | 3,626 deaths | 103.4 deaths | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Eritrea or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 3,451 deaths against 3,392 deaths in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Eritrea and Gambia?
- 59 deaths, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Gambia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Eritrea ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 80th 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .