Neonatal infant and child deaths in Gambia
Gambia: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 1,891 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal infant and child deaths in Gambia is 1,891, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Gambia peaked at 2,586 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,891, in 2024.
That places Gambia 76th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,489 | — |
| 1991 | 2,523 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2,552 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2,568 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,586 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,566 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2,527 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,487 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,460 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2,425 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2,398 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,388 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,381 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,387 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,409 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,428 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,455 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,452 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,446 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,447 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,457 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,464 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,480 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,447 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,376 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2,304 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,228 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,147 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,068 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,037 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,008 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,982 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,956 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,929 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,891 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,518 | 2,425 | 2,586 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,419 | 2,381 | 2,455 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,301 | 2,037 | 2,480 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,953 | 1,891 | 2,008 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1966 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9166 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Gambia?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Gambia was 1,891 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,586 in 1994.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,891 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Gambia ranks 76th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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