Child mortality rate ihme in Gambia
Gambia: Child mortality rate ihme was 3.78 in 2019. βΌ Falling
Latest (2019)
3.78
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
49th
of 201 countries
All-time high
19.97
in 1950
All-time low
3.78
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950β2019
Child mortality rate ihme in Gambia, 1950β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 3.78 for child mortality rate ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Gambia peaked at 19.97 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.78, in 2019.
That places Gambia 49th out of 201 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.07 | 18.24 | 19.97 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.75 | 15.45 | 17.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.99 | 14.11 | 15.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.51 | 11.44 | 13.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.13 | 8.99 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.46 | 6.21 | 8.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 | 3.78 | 5.93 | 10 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in Gambia?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Gambia was 3.78 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.97 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.78 in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Gambia ranks 49th out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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