Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Gambia
Gambia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 149 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Gambia stood at 149. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Gambia peaked at 333 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 149, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 78th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 328 | — |
| 1991 | 331 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 333 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 333 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 332 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 330 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 328 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 325 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 321 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 317 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 311 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 303 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 295 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 286 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 276 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 265 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 256 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 247 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 238 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 231 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 224 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 218 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 213 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 209 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 204 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 199 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 194 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 189 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 186 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 181 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 176 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 170 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 163 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 156 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 149 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 327.8 | 317 | 333 | 10 |
| 2000s | 270.8 | 231 | 311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.7 | 181 | 224 | 10 |
| 2020s | 162.8 | 149 | 176 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Gambia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Gambia was 149 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 333 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 149 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Gambia ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years