Mortality rate, neonatal in Gambia
Gambia: Mortality rate, neonatal was 23 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 196 countries
All-time high
50.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1989
All-time low
23 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Gambia, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Gambia stood at 23 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Gambia peaked at 50.4 per 1,000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 23 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 30th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Gambia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1990 | 49.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 47.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 46 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 45 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 44 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 43 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 42 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 41 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 38.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 38.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 35.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 33.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 32 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 29 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 27.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 26 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 23 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 45.39 per 1,000 live births | 41 per 1,000 live births | 49.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.99 per 1,000 live births | 33.6 per 1,000 live births | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.38 per 1,000 live births | 26 per 1,000 live births | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.12 per 1,000 live births | 23 per 1,000 live births | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Malawi 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 29 Madagascar 23.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Haiti 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Togo 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 22.3 per 1,000 live births 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Gambia?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Gambia was 23 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, neonatal recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4 per 1,000 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Gambia ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.