Mortality rates at age 25 in Gambia
Gambia: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.3837 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3837 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.12 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1981
All-time low
0.3752 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates at age 25 in Gambia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.3837 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 25 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Gambia peaked at 1.12 deaths per 1,000 people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.3752 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2020.
Gambia ranks 23rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates at age 25 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 1.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.992 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9809 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9698 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9542 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9473 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9366 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9256 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9164 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.906 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8957 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8854 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.876 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8583 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8519 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8349 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8283 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8329 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8059 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7918 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.12 deaths per 1,000 people | +41.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7601 deaths per 1,000 people | -32.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7484 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7356 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7214 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7081 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6967 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6804 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6682 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6619 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6526 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6463 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6362 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6247 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6224 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6144 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6131 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5973 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5869 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5815 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5728 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5596 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5464 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5321 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5276 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5092 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5006 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4862 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4837 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.472 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4634 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4504 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4451 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4377 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.432 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4269 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.422 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4129 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3752 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4043 deaths per 1,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3944 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3837 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.964 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9164 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8575 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8059 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.906 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7631 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6682 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6256 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5869 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6619 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4837 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5815 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.442 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4129 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.472 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3894 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3752 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4043 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 25 in Gambia?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Gambia was 0.3837 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 deaths per 1,000 people in 1981.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3752 deaths per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Gambia ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.