Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Ecuador or Gambia?

Ecuador, at 2,613 deaths against 2,416 deaths in Gambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ecuador and Gambia?

197 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Gambia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Ecuador

2,613 deaths

in 2023

Gambia

2,416 deaths

in 2023

Ecuador rank

82nd

Gambia rank

84th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ecuador
Gambia

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2,613 deaths against 2,416 deaths in Gambia, a difference of 197 deaths.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 82nd and Gambia ranks 84th of 236 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22,984 deaths	2,499 deaths	20,485 deaths	Ecuador
1960s	23,774 deaths	2,927 deaths	20,847 deaths	Ecuador
1970s	22,388 deaths	3,338 deaths	19,050 deaths	Ecuador
1980s	16,380 deaths	4,040 deaths	12,340 deaths	Ecuador
1990s	10,723 deaths	4,301 deaths	6,422 deaths	Ecuador
2000s	6,403 deaths	3,683 deaths	2,720 deaths	Ecuador
2010s	4,039 deaths	3,095 deaths	943.8 deaths	Ecuador
2020s	2,836 deaths	2,495 deaths	341 deaths	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Ecuador or Gambia?: Ecuador, at 2,613 deaths against 2,416 deaths in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ecuador and Gambia?: 197 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Gambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Gambia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ecuador ranks 82nd and Gambia ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.