Gambia vs Zambia: Children died before five per woman

Gambia
0.2053
in 2024
Zambia
0.2201
in 2024
Gambia rank
28th
Zambia rank
26th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Gambia
  • Zambia
00.511.522.5195219882024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.2201 against 0.2053 in Gambia, a difference of 0.0148.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 26th of 196 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.38 1.5 0.8863 Gambia
1960s 2.05 1.4 0.6527 Gambia
1970s 1.69 1.19 0.5006 Gambia
1980s 1.27 1.14 0.1325 Gambia
1990s 0.8534 1.08 0.2249 Zambia
2000s 0.5356 0.6364 0.1008 Zambia
2010s 0.3254 0.307 0.0184 Gambia
2020s 0.2199 0.2246 0.0047 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Gambia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.2201 against 0.2053 in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Gambia and Zambia?
0.0148, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Gambia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed