Africa Eastern and Southern vs Gambia: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0688 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
0.2703 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
14th
Gambia rank
11th

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Gambia
0.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.2703 units per square kilometre against 0.0688 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.2015 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 3.9 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.12 units per square kilometre 0.4681 units per square kilometre 0.3481 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.1023 units per square kilometre 0.3976 units per square kilometre 0.2953 units per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.0727 units per square kilometre 0.3404 units per square kilometre 0.2677 units per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 0.0695 units per square kilometre 0.2783 units per square kilometre 0.2088 units per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.2703 units per square kilometre against 0.0688 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Gambia?
0.2015 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Gambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Gambia rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,234 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.