Mortality rate, infant, female in Gambia
Gambia: Mortality rate, infant, female was 28.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
41st
of 197 countries
All-time high
144.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
28.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Gambia, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 28.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Gambia peaked at 144.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 41st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 144.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 143.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 142.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 141.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 140.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 139.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 138.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 137.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 135.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 134.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 133.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 131.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 130.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 128.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 126.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 124.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 122.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 121 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 119 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 116.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 114.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 112.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 110.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 107.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 105.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 102.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 99.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 97.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 94.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 92 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 89.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 87.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 84.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 82.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 80 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 77.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 75 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 72.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 70 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 67.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 65.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 63 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 60.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 58.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 56.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 52.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 42 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 40.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 39.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 38 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 33.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 29.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139.74 per 1,000 live births | 134.7 per 1,000 live births | 144.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 125.59 per 1,000 live births | 116.9 per 1,000 live births | 133.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.72 per 1,000 live births | 92 per 1,000 live births | 114.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.64 per 1,000 live births | 67.7 per 1,000 live births | 89.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.57 per 1,000 live births | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | 65.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.84 per 1,000 live births | 33.3 per 1,000 live births | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.28 per 1,000 live births | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Gambia?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Gambia was 28.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 144.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Gambia ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.