Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gambia
Gambia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 341 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gambia stood at 341. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gambia peaked at 679 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 341, in 2024.
That places Gambia 80th out of 196 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 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 670 | — |
| 1991 | 676 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 679 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 679 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 676 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 672 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 668 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 662 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 655 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 647 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 636 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 621 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 606 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 588 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 569 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 549 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 531 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 514 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 497 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 484 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 472 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 462 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 454 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 447 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 439 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 431 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 423 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 416 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 411 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 403 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 394 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 383 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 370 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 355 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 341 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 668.4 | 647 | 679 | 10 |
| 2000s | 559.5 | 484 | 636 | 10 |
| 2010s | 435.8 | 403 | 472 | 10 |
| 2020s | 368.6 | 341 | 394 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 77 Germany 352 compare
- 78 Guinea-Bissau 347 compare
- 79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 342 compare
- 81 Lebanon 332 compare
- 82 Turkmenistan 301 compare
- 83 Tunisia 286 compare
- 83 Ukraine 286 compare
More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.12 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 199,300 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6853 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 170,483 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,299 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gambia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Gambia was 341 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 5-9 years recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 679 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 341 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Gambia ranks 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years