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.
Neonatal mortality wdi in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5.04 | — |
| 1990 | 4.95 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 4.87 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 4.78 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.69 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 4.6 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.5 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.02 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.95 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.88 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.81 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.75 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.67 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.59 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.52 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.44 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.36 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.28 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.13 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.06 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.98 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.82 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.74 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.67 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.53 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.47 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.41 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.35 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.3 | -2.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2.3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.38, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.33, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).