Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Gambia
Gambia: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
500
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 196 countries
All-time high
508
in 2016
All-time low
402
in 1999
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 500 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Gambia peaked at 508 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 402, in 1999.
Gambia ranks 100th 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 20-24 years in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 417 | — |
| 1991 | 427 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 434 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 435 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 430 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 422 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 415 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 408 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 403 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 402 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 403 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 407 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 413 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 422 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 430 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 438 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 447 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 456 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 463 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 471 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 478 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 486 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 493 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 498 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 504 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 507 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 508 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 507 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 506 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 504 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 502 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 501 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 500 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 419.3 | 402 | 435 | 10 |
| 2000s | 435 | 403 | 471 | 10 |
| 2010s | 499.1 | 478 | 508 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500.6 | 500 | 502 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 97 Turkmenistan 536 compare
- 98 Guinea-Bissau 527 compare
- 99 Romania 501 compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 476 compare
- 102 Cuba 473 compare
- 103 Costa Rica 455 compare
- 103 United Arab Emirates 455 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 20-24 years in Gambia?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Gambia was 500 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 20-24 years recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 508 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 402 in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Gambia ranks 100th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years