Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.1533 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1533 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
11th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3572 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.1533 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Gambia is 0.1533 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.3572 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1533 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 11th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3208 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3222 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3231 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.324 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3243 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3244 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3241 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.324 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3243 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3243 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3249 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3262 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3272 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3279 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3286 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3299 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3314 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3332 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3358 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.339 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3424 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3457 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3491 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3526 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3547 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3557 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3562 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3565 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3566 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3572 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.357 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3561 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3538 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.351 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3453 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.337 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3273 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3176 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3077 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2976 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2878 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2789 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2707 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2636 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2577 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2529 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2477 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2419 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2366 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2317 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2276 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2236 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2186 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2117 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2035 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1949 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1862 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1776 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1708 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1657 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1613 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1568 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1533 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1533 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.055 units per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.1533 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3235 units per square kilometre | 0.3208 units per square kilometre | 0.3244 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3289 units per square kilometre | 0.3243 units per square kilometre | 0.3358 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3509 units per square kilometre | 0.339 units per square kilometre | 0.3566 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.341 units per square kilometre | 0.3077 units per square kilometre | 0.3572 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2635 units per square kilometre | 0.2366 units per square kilometre | 0.2976 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2046 units per square kilometre | 0.1708 units per square kilometre | 0.2317 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1593 units per square kilometre | 0.1533 units per square kilometre | 0.1657 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 8 Haiti 0.2278 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Pakistan 0.2259 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.1822 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.1523 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Malawi 0.1514 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Benin 0.1456 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.1533 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3572 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1533 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 11th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female 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.