Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Gambia
Gambia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 192 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Gambia is 192, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Gambia peaked at 346 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 192, in 2024.
That places Gambia 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 342 | — |
| 1991 | 345 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 346 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 346 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 344 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 342 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 340 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 337 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 334 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 330 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 325 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 318 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 311 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 302 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 293 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 284 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 275 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 267 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 259 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 253 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 248 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 244 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 241 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 238 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 235 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 232 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 229 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 227 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 225 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 222 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 218 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 213 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 207 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 199 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 192 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 340.6 | 330 | 346 | 10 |
| 2000s | 288.7 | 253 | 325 | 10 |
| 2010s | 234.1 | 222 | 248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.8 | 192 | 218 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 76 Germany 201 compare
- 77 Equatorial Guinea 197 compare
- 78 Japan 195 compare
- 79 Guinea-Bissau 192 compare
- 81 Lebanon 184 compare
- 82 Turkmenistan 182 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Gambia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Gambia was 192 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, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 346 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 192 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Gambia ranks 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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