Congo vs Gambia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Congo
39.11 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia
42.41 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
42nd
Gambia rank
39th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Congo
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 42.41 per 1,000 live births against 39.11 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 3.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Congo ranks 42nd and Gambia ranks 39th of 213 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.13 per 1,000 live births | 93.46 per 1,000 live births | 4.32 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 54.37 per 1,000 live births | 60.73 per 1,000 live births | 6.36 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 41.69 per 1,000 live births | 45.44 per 1,000 live births | 3.75 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Congo or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 42.41 per 1,000 live births against 39.11 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Congo and Gambia?
- 3.3 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Gambia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Congo ranks 42nd and Gambia ranks 39th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.