Number of neonatal deaths in Gambia
Gambia: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,891 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Gambia stood at 1,891 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Gambia peaked at 2,586 deaths in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,891 deaths, in 2024.
That places Gambia 76th out of 199 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 neonatal deaths in Gambia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,489 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 2,523 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2,552 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2,568 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,586 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,566 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2,527 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,487 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,460 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2,425 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2,398 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,388 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,381 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,387 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,409 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,428 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,455 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,452 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,446 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,447 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,457 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,464 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,480 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,447 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,376 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2,304 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,228 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,147 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,068 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,037 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,008 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,982 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,956 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,929 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,891 deaths | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,518 deaths | 2,425 deaths | 2,586 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,419 deaths | 2,381 deaths | 2,455 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,301 deaths | 2,037 deaths | 2,480 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,953 deaths | 1,891 deaths | 2,008 deaths | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.014 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.014 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Gambia?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Gambia was 1,891 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,586 deaths in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,891 deaths in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Gambia ranks 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .