Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Gambia
Gambia: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 442 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Gambia is 442, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Gambia peaked at 462 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 378, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 95th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 378 | — |
| 1991 | 386 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 392 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 394 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 393 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 394 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 397 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 402 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 409 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 416 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 423 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 429 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 434 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 439 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 443 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 448 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 452 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 456 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 459 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 461 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 462 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 460 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 457 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 454 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 449 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 443 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 439 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 434 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 432 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 430 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 430 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 432 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 435 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 439 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 442 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 396.1 | 378 | 416 | 10 |
| 2000s | 444.4 | 423 | 461 | 10 |
| 2010s | 446 | 430 | 462 | 10 |
| 2020s | 435.6 | 430 | 442 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 92 Guinea-Bissau 476 compare
- 93 Paraguay 473 compare
- 94 Spain 447 compare
- 96 Timor-Leste 439 compare
- 97 Australia 423 compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 407 compare
More education data for Gambia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Gambia?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Gambia was 442 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 462 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 378 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Gambia ranks 95th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years