Mortality from ncds gender in Gambia
Gambia: Mortality from ncds gender was 22.5 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
22.5
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
81st
of 185 countries
All-time high
27.4
in 2004
All-time low
22.5
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality from ncds gender in Gambia stood at 22.5. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Gambia peaked at 27.4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.5, in 2021.
Gambia ranks 81st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds gender in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.9 | — |
| 2001 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.4 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.9 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.2 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 26.1 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.1 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.3 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.3 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 25.6 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.3 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.5 | -10.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 22.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.9, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 22.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.71 | 26.1 | 27.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.32 | 25 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.85 | 22.5 | 25.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from ncds gender in Gambia?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Gambia was 22.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4 in 2004.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5 in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Gambia ranks 81st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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