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
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.