Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Gambia
Gambia: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 32.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
41st
of 197 countries
All-time high
157.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
32.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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 32.7 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Gambia peaked at 157.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Gambia 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 157.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 156 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 154.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 153.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 152.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 151.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 150.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 149.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 148.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 147.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 145.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 144.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 142.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 140.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 138.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 136.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 134.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 132.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 130.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 128.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 126.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 123.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 121.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 118.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 116 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 113.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 110.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 107.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 104.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 102.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 99.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 96.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 94.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 91.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 88.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 86.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 83.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 80.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 78.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 75.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 73.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 68.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 63.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 61.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 53.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 49.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 48.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 45 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 40.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 39.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 37 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 33.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 32.7 per 1,000 live births is below the median for low income countries, which is 43 per 1,000 live births, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 32.7 per 1,000 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2 per 1,000 live births, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152.17 per 1,000 live births | 147.1 per 1,000 live births | 157.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 137.38 per 1,000 live births | 128.4 per 1,000 live births | 145.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 114.4 per 1,000 live births | 102.1 per 1,000 live births | 126.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.59 per 1,000 live births | 75.8 per 1,000 live births | 99.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.95 per 1,000 live births | 53.4 per 1,000 live births | 73.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.48 per 1,000 live births | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | 37 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Gambia?
- Mortality rate, infant in Gambia was 32.7 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 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 157.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Gambia ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.