Number of under-five deaths, male in Gambia
Gambia: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1,937 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,937
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
80th
of 197 countries
All-time high
4,212
in 1991
All-time low
1,937
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Gambia stood at 1,937. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Gambia peaked at 4,212 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,937, 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, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,571 | — |
| 1962 | 3,590 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 3,606 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 3,621 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 3,634 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 3,634 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,636 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 3,644 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 3,652 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 3,658 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 3,671 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 3,693 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 3,711 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 3,723 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 3,739 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 3,756 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 3,788 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 3,817 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 3,857 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 3,904 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 3,952 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 3,996 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 4,044 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 4,093 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 4,126 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 4,148 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 4,163 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4,176 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4,190 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4,203 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4,212 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 4,197 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 4,168 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 4,128 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 4,068 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3,977 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 3,874 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3,773 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 3,672 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 3,561 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 3,460 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3,368 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3,282 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3,212 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3,155 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 3,114 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3,065 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3,002 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2,946 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,900 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,859 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,825 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2,774 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,690 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2,588 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 2,484 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2,377 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2,275 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2,190 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 2,132 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 2,081 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,031 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,986 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1,937 | -2.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1,937 is below the median for low income countries, which is 29,114, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1,937 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,430, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,621 | 3,571 | 3,652 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,741 | 3,658 | 3,857 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,079 | 3,904 | 4,190 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,027 | 3,672 | 4,212 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,216 | 2,946 | 3,561 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,596 | 2,190 | 2,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,033 | 1,937 | 2,132 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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, male in Gambia?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Gambia was 1,937 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, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,212 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,937 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Gambia ranks 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.