Eritrea vs Gambia: Number of under-five deaths

Eritrea
3,392
in 2024
Gambia
3,451
in 2024
Eritrea rank
81st
Gambia rank
80th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Eritrea
  • Gambia
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 3,451 against 3,392 in Eritrea, a difference of 59.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 80th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 15,877 7,630 8,247 Eritrea
1990s 10,131 7,478 2,653 Eritrea
2000s 6,304 5,884 420.5 Eritrea
2010s 4,564 4,667 103.2 Gambia
2020s 3,522 3,626 103.4 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Eritrea or Gambia?
Gambia, at 3,451 against 3,392 in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Eritrea and Gambia?
59, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gambia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Gambia rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Eritrea ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 80th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five 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
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.