Number of neonatal deaths in Gambia
Gambia: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,891 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1,891 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,891, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 76th of 196 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 neonatal deaths in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,489 | — |
| 1991 | 2,523 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2,552 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2,568 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,586 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,566 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2,527 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,487 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,460 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2,425 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2,398 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,388 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,381 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,387 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,409 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,428 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,455 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,452 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,446 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,447 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,457 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,464 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,480 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,447 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,376 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2,304 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,228 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,147 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,068 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,037 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,008 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,982 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,956 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,929 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,891 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,518 | 2,425 | 2,586 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,419 | 2,381 | 2,455 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,301 | 2,037 | 2,480 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,953 | 1,891 | 2,008 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Gambia?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Gambia was 1,891 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,586 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,891 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Gambia ranks 76th out of 196 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.