Death rate from falls in Gambia
Gambia: Death rate from falls was 5.55 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
5.55
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
88th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.47
in 2001
All-time low
5.55
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from falls in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5.55 for death rate from falls in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Gambia peaked at 8.47 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.55, in 2021.
That places Gambia 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.79 | 6.92 | 8.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.39 | 5.99 | 6.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.79 | 5.55 | 6.02 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- 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 08, male, interpolated 37,086 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 811,915 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.12 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 36,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 37,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Gambia?
- Death rate from falls in Gambia was 5.55 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.47 in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.55 in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for death rate from falls?
- Gambia ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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