What is child mortality rate in Gambia?

Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 38.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Gambia?

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

How does Gambia rank for child mortality rate?

Gambia ranks 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Gambia

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

4.24 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

37th

of 200 countries

All-time high

38.98 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

4.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Child mortality rate in Gambia, 1956–2024

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

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Gambia is 4.24 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Gambia peaked at 38.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 4.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Gambia ranks 37th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	37.86 deaths per 100 live births	36.73 deaths per 100 live births	38.98 deaths per 100 live births	4
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	14.14 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 200 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 rate in Gambia?: Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 38.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Gambia rank for child mortality rate?: Gambia ranks 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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