Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Gambia
Gambia: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years was 4.1 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Gambia stood at 4.1 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Gambia peaked at 11.5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.1 per 1,000, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 33rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Gambia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 10.6 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 10.3 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 10.1 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 9.8 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 9.5 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 9.2 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 9 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.21 per 1,000 | 9 per 1,000 | 11.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.56 per 1,000 | 6.5 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 per 1,000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | 6.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.36 per 1,000 | 4.1 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 | 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Gambia?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Gambia was 4.1 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- Gambia ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.