Neonatal mortality ihme in Gambia
Gambia: Neonatal mortality ihme was 1.94 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.94
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
49th
of 204 countries
All-time high
5.25
in 1950
All-time low
1.94
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Neonatal mortality ihme in Gambia, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality ihme in Gambia is 1.94, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Gambia peaked at 5.25 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.94, in 2019.
Gambia ranks 49th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.06 | 4.93 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.69 | 4.48 | 4.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4 | 4.21 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.87 | 3.67 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.43 | 3.22 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 | 2.69 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 1.94 | 2.61 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 37,086 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 811,915 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.12 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 36,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 37,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality ihme in Gambia?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Gambia was 1.94 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Gambia ranks 49th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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