Number of under-five deaths, female in Gambia
Gambia: Number of under-five deaths, female was 1,514 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,514
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
80th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3,615
in 1990
All-time low
1,514
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of under-five deaths, female in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1,514 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Gambia peaked at 3,615 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,514, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 80th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,246 | — |
| 1962 | 3,261 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 3,270 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 3,279 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 3,282 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 3,283 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,280 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 3,279 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,282 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 3,282 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,288 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 3,301 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 3,311 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3,318 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 3,325 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 3,339 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 3,354 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 3,372 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 3,398 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 3,431 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 3,465 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3,498 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 3,533 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3,568 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3,590 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3,600 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3,605 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3,608 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 3,609 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,615 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 3,613 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3,604 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3,580 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 3,552 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 3,494 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 3,410 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 3,312 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 3,214 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 3,114 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 3,012 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2,913 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,822 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2,739 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2,668 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2,608 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,559 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2,507 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2,448 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 2,394 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,345 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2,303 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,263 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2,212 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 2,142 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,059 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,972 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1,884 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1,797 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1,728 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1,677 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,632 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,587 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,551 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,514 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,274 | 3,246 | 3,283 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,329 | 3,282 | 3,398 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,551 | 3,431 | 3,609 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,451 | 3,114 | 3,615 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,667 | 2,394 | 3,012 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,070 | 1,728 | 2,345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,592 | 1,514 | 1,677 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Gambia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Gambia was 1,514 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,615 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,514 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Gambia ranks 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.