Number of under-five deaths, male in Gambia
Gambia: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1,937 in 2024. ▼ Falling
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% |
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
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27,304 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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.