Gambia vs Palestine: Number of children who die before age 5

Gambia
3,566 deaths
in 2023
Palestine
3,821 deaths
in 2023
Gambia rank
80th
Palestine rank
78th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

  • Gambia
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 3,821 deaths against 3,566 deaths in Gambia, a difference of 255 deaths.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.

Gambia ranks 80th and Palestine ranks 78th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Palestine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Palestine Difference Ahead
1950s 6,559 deaths 9,493 deaths 2,934 deaths Palestine
1960s 7,039 deaths 8,655 deaths 1,616 deaths Palestine
1970s 7,208 deaths 6,249 deaths 958.3 deaths Gambia
1980s 7,800 deaths 4,692 deaths 3,108 deaths Gambia
1990s 7,606 deaths 4,022 deaths 3,584 deaths Gambia
2000s 5,965 deaths 3,329 deaths 2,636 deaths Gambia
2010s 4,740 deaths 2,740 deaths 1,999 deaths Gambia
2020s 3,712 deaths 2,594 deaths 1,118 deaths Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Gambia or Palestine?
Palestine, at 3,821 deaths against 3,566 deaths in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Gambia and Palestine?
255 deaths, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Palestine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Palestine rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
Gambia ranks 80th and Palestine ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.