What is child mortality in Gambia?

Child mortality in Gambia was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 46.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Gambia rank for child mortality?

Gambia ranks 37th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Gambia data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Gambia

Name: Child mortality in Gambia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gambia: Child mortality was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.24 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

37th

of 203 countries

All-time high

46.02 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

4.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Gambia, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Gambia stood at 4.24 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Gambia peaked at 46.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 4.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Gambia ranks 37th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	46.01 deaths per 100 live births	45.95 deaths per 100 live births	46.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	45.66 deaths per 100 live births	45.31 deaths per 100 live births	45.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	44.72 deaths per 100 live births	44.24 deaths per 100 live births	45.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	43.64 deaths per 100 live births	43.16 deaths per 100 live births	44.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	42.75 deaths per 100 live births	42.45 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	41.92 deaths per 100 live births	41.2 deaths per 100 live births	42.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	39.25 deaths per 100 live births	36.73 deaths per 100 live births	41.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	33.03 deaths per 100 live births	30.19 deaths per 100 live births	36.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	26.6 deaths per 100 live births	23.67 deaths per 100 live births	29.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	20.09 deaths per 100 live births	17.21 deaths per 100 live births	23.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	14.13 deaths per 100 live births	11.77 deaths per 100 live births	16.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.35 deaths per 100 live births	7.6 deaths per 100 live births	11.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	6.07 deaths per 100 live births	5.04 deaths per 100 live births	7.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.54 deaths per 100 live births	4.24 deaths per 100 live births	4.86 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Gambia

34 Burundi 4.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
35 Eswatini 4.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
36 Ethiopia 4.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
38 Namibia 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Papua New Guinea 3.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Congo 3.91 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Gambia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,316 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,146 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,930 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,712 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,605 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,344 (2025)

All data for Gambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Gambia?: Child mortality in Gambia was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 46.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Gambia rank for child mortality?: Gambia ranks 37th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.