Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.1542 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.1542 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
10th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.2688 units per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.1542 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Gambia stood at 0.1542 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.2688 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1542 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 10th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1665 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1694 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.172 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1747 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1769 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1807 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1834 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1863 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1888 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1924 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1961 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2018 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2046 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2081 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2121 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2163 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2213 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2266 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2318 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.237 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2421 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2473 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2514 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2541 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2567 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2592 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2623 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2656 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2682 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2688 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2682 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2673 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2645 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2592 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2533 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2483 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2436 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2383 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2337 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2296 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2259 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2235 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.222 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2213 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2197 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2163 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2136 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2119 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2106 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2098 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2071 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2012 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1939 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1865 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.179 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1665 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1632 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1604 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1572 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1542 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1765 units per square kilometre | 0.1665 units per square kilometre | 0.1863 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2041 units per square kilometre | 0.1888 units per square kilometre | 0.2213 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2468 units per square kilometre | 0.2266 units per square kilometre | 0.2623 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2607 units per square kilometre | 0.2436 units per square kilometre | 0.2688 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2244 units per square kilometre | 0.2136 units per square kilometre | 0.2383 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1938 units per square kilometre | 0.1665 units per square kilometre | 0.2119 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | 0.1542 units per square kilometre | 0.1632 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 7 Palestine, State of 0.2209 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Haiti 0.2099 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Uganda 0.1712 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Malawi 0.1492 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.1106 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Benin 0.1093 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.1542 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2688 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1542 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.