Eritrea vs Gambia: Number of infant deaths
Eritrea
2,468 deaths
in 2024
Gambia
2,674 deaths
in 2024
Eritrea rank
85th
Gambia rank
82nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Eritrea
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2,674 deaths against 2,468 deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 206 deaths.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 85th and Gambia ranks 82nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,340 deaths | 3,948 deaths | 2,392 deaths | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 8,233 deaths | 4,519 deaths | 3,714 deaths | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5,574 deaths | 4,737 deaths | 837.1 deaths | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 4,028 deaths | 4,024 deaths | 4 deaths | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3,159 deaths | 3,445 deaths | 286 deaths | Gambia |
| 2020s | 2,538 deaths | 2,788 deaths | 250 deaths | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Eritrea or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 2,674 deaths against 2,468 deaths in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Eritrea and Gambia?
- 206 deaths, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gambia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Gambia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Eritrea ranks 85th and Gambia 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 infant 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 1 .