Eswatini vs Gambia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Eswatini
45.12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia
42.41 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
37th
Gambia rank
39th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Eswatini
- Gambia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 45.12 per 1,000 live births against 42.41 per 1,000 live births in Gambia, a difference of 2.71 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 37th and Gambia ranks 39th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.51 per 1,000 live births | 93.46 per 1,000 live births | 16.06 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 59.93 per 1,000 live births | 60.73 per 1,000 live births | 0.7974 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | 45.44 per 1,000 live births | 1.96 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Eswatini or Gambia?
- Eswatini, at 45.12 per 1,000 live births against 42.41 per 1,000 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Eswatini and Gambia?
- 2.71 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Gambia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Eswatini ranks 37th 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.