Which has higher number of deaths, Gambia or North Macedonia?

North Macedonia, at 19,865 deaths against 16,974 deaths in Gambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Gambia and North Macedonia?

2,891 deaths, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and North Macedonia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs North Macedonia: Number of deaths

Gambia

16,974 deaths

in 2023

North Macedonia

19,865 deaths

in 2023

Gambia rank

144th

North Macedonia rank

142nd

Number of deaths over time

Gambia
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 19,865 deaths against 16,974 deaths in Gambia, a difference of 2,891 deaths.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.

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

Gambia ranks 144th and North Macedonia ranks 142nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and North Macedonia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	10,765 deaths	20,016 deaths	9,251 deaths	North Macedonia
1960s	12,134 deaths	14,673 deaths	2,540 deaths	North Macedonia
1970s	13,451 deaths	13,345 deaths	106 deaths	Gambia
1980s	16,096 deaths	14,272 deaths	1,825 deaths	Gambia
1990s	17,188 deaths	16,443 deaths	745.1 deaths	Gambia
2000s	16,234 deaths	18,502 deaths	2,269 deaths	North Macedonia
2010s	16,610 deaths	19,346 deaths	2,736 deaths	North Macedonia
2020s	17,406 deaths	23,448 deaths	6,042 deaths	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Gambia or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 19,865 deaths against 16,974 deaths in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Gambia and North Macedonia?: 2,891 deaths, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and North Macedonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and North Macedonia rank globally for number of deaths?: Gambia ranks 144th and North Macedonia ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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: 28 August 2026

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