Mortality rate age 15-24 in Gambia
Gambia: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 16.86 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in Gambia is 16.86, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Gambia peaked at 39.07 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.86, in 2024.
That places Gambia 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.07 | — |
| 1991 | 38.24 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 37.41 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 36.57 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 35.73 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 34.88 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 34.04 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 33.22 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 32.4 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 31.59 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 30.78 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 29.99 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 29.21 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 28.44 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 27.67 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 26.92 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 26.2 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 25.49 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.8 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 24.14 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.5 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 22.89 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 22.3 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 21.72 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 21.18 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 20.65 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 20.13 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.64 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 19.18 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 18.75 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.34 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 17.95 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 17.57 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 17.21 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 16.86 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.32 | 31.59 | 39.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.36 | 24.14 | 30.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.99 | 18.75 | 23.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.58 | 16.86 | 18.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 31 Namibia 17.21 compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 17.08 compare
- 33 Uganda 17.05 compare
- 35 Sao Tome and Principe 16.63 compare
- 36 Malawi 16.63 compare
- 37 Madagascar 16.6 compare
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 8.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Gambia?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Gambia was 16.86 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.07 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.86 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Gambia ranks 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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