Afghanistan vs Gambia: Children died before five per woman
Afghanistan
0.1872
in 2024
Gambia
0.2053
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
30th
Gambia rank
28th
Children died before five per woman over time
- Afghanistan
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.2053 against 0.1872 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0181.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Gambia ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.63 | 2.36 | 0.2772 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 2.05 | 0.3433 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.15 | 1.69 | 0.4559 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.89 | 1.27 | 0.6166 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 0.8534 | 0.3491 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.7806 | 0.5356 | 0.245 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4094 | 0.3254 | 0.084 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2325 | 0.2199 | 0.0126 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children died before five per woman, Afghanistan or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.2053 against 0.1872 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 0.0181, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for children died before five per woman?
- Afghanistan ranks 30th and Gambia ranks 28th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.