Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of infant deaths
Gambia
2,674 deaths
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
2,710 deaths
in 2024
Gambia rank
82nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
81st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2,710 deaths against 2,674 deaths in Gambia, a difference of 36 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Gambia ranks 82nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,710 deaths | 5,493 deaths | 782.75 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 4,737 deaths | 5,361 deaths | 623.9 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 4,024 deaths | 4,690 deaths | 666.2 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3,445 deaths | 3,491 deaths | 46.4 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 2,788 deaths | 2,832 deaths | 43.8 deaths | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 2,710 deaths against 2,674 deaths in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 36 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Gambia ranks 82nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 81st 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 .