Gambia vs Malaysia: Number of child deaths
Gambia
3,451 deaths
in 2024
Malaysia
3,638 deaths
in 2024
Gambia rank
80th
Malaysia rank
77th
Number of child deaths over time
- Gambia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 3,638 deaths against 3,451 deaths in Gambia, a difference of 187 deaths.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Gambia ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 77th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,894 deaths | 24,012 deaths | 17,117 deaths | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 7,070 deaths | 15,596 deaths | 8,526 deaths | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 7,630 deaths | 9,884 deaths | 2,254 deaths | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 7,478 deaths | 6,918 deaths | 559.5 deaths | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5,884 deaths | 4,208 deaths | 1,675 deaths | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4,667 deaths | 4,044 deaths | 622.2 deaths | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3,626 deaths | 3,662 deaths | 36.2 deaths | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Gambia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 3,638 deaths against 3,451 deaths in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Gambia and Malaysia?
- 187 deaths, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Malaysia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Gambia ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 77th 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 .