nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Gambia
Gambia: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0343 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0343 for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Gambia peaked at 0.065 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0343, in 2021.
That places Gambia 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.065 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0632 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0613 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0589 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0566 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0549 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0531 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0515 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0485 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.047 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0457 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0443 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.043 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0417 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0405 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0393 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0382 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0372 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0362 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0352 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0343 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0563 | 0.0485 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0413 | 0.0362 | 0.047 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0348 | 0.0343 | 0.0352 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 38 Papua New Guinea 0.0357 compare
- 39 Myanmar 0.0346 compare
- 40 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0346 compare
- 42 Ghana 0.0332 compare
- 43 Mauritania 0.0331 compare
- 44 Congo 0.0329 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0141 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Gambia?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Gambia was 0.0343 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.065 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0343 in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Gambia ranks 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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