Gambia vs Lesotho: Number of child deaths
Gambia
3,451 deaths
in 2024
Lesotho
3,308 deaths
in 2024
Gambia rank
80th
Lesotho rank
82nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3,451 deaths against 3,308 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 143 deaths.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,894 deaths | 6,538 deaths | 356.56 deaths | Gambia |
| 1970s | 7,070 deaths | 7,057 deaths | 12.7 deaths | Gambia |
| 1980s | 7,630 deaths | 5,990 deaths | 1,640 deaths | Gambia |
| 1990s | 7,478 deaths | 5,669 deaths | 1,809 deaths | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5,884 deaths | 6,307 deaths | 423.8 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4,667 deaths | 4,582 deaths | 84.2 deaths | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3,626 deaths | 3,511 deaths | 114.2 deaths | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 3,451 deaths against 3,308 deaths in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 143 deaths, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Gambia ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 82nd 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.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .