What is infant mortality rate in Gambia?

Infant mortality rate in Gambia was 3.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 16.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 3.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Gambia rank for infant mortality rate?

Gambia ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Gambia data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate in Gambia

Name: Infant mortality rate in Gambia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gambia: Infant mortality rate was 3.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.27 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

41st

of 199 countries

All-time high

16.15 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

3.27 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Infant mortality rate in Gambia, 1956–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Gambia stood at 3.27 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Gambia peaked at 16.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 3.27 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Gambia 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	16 deaths per 100 live births	15.83 deaths per 100 live births	16.15 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	15.22 deaths per 100 live births	14.71 deaths per 100 live births	15.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	13.74 deaths per 100 live births	12.84 deaths per 100 live births	14.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	11.44 deaths per 100 live births	10.21 deaths per 100 live births	12.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	8.76 deaths per 100 live births	7.58 deaths per 100 live births	9.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.29 deaths per 100 live births	5.34 deaths per 100 live births	7.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.45 deaths per 100 live births	3.82 deaths per 100 live births	5.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.48 deaths per 100 live births	3.27 deaths per 100 live births	3.7 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Gambia

38 Yemen 3.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Dominica 3.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Myanmar 3.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
42 Angola 3.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Botswana 3.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Papua New Guinea 3.13 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Gambia?: Infant mortality rate in Gambia was 3.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 16.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 3.27 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Gambia rank for infant mortality rate?: Gambia ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .