Eritrea vs Gambia: Number of infant deaths

Eritrea
2,468
in 2024
Gambia
2,674
in 2024
Eritrea rank
85th
Gambia rank
82nd

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Eritrea
  • Gambia
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k196019922024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2,674 against 2,468 in Eritrea, a difference of 206.

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 197 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 3,948 2,392 Eritrea
1980s 8,233 4,519 3,714 Eritrea
1990s 5,574 4,737 837.1 Eritrea
2000s 4,028 4,024 4 Eritrea
2010s 3,159 3,445 286 Gambia
2020s 2,538 2,788 250 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 against 2,468 in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Eritrea and Gambia?
206, 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 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.