Neonatal mortality wdi in Gambia
Gambia: Neonatal mortality wdi was 2.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.3
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
30th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.04
in 1989
All-time low
2.3
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Neonatal mortality wdi in Gambia, 1989–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2.3 for neonatal mortality wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi in Gambia peaked at 5.04 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 30th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.54 | 4.1 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7 | 3.36 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 | 2.6 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 | 2.3 | 2.53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.36 compare
- 28 Malawi 2.36 compare
- 29 Madagascar 2.31 compare
- 31 Haiti 2.26 compare
- 32 Togo 2.26 compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 2.23 compare
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 wdi in Gambia?
- Neonatal mortality wdi in Gambia was 2.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
- Gambia ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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