Gambia vs Senegal: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 29.5 per 1,000 live births in Gambia and 24.1 per 1,000 live births in Senegal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Gambia, by 5.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.22 times that in Senegal.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Gambia has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Senegal.
In 2023, Gambia ranked 46 and Senegal ranked 59 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Gambia at 10.5 per 1,000 live births and Senegal at 4 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Gambia	Senegal	World
2023	29.5	24.1	27.3
2022	30.5	25.1	28.2
2021	31.5	26	28.4
2020	32.5	27.1	28.7
2019	33.6	28.2	29.2
2018	34.8	29.4	29.7
2017	36	30.7	30.3
2016	37.3	32.1	31.1
2015	38.6	33.6	32.1
2014	40	35.1	32.9
2013	41.5	36.8	33.9
2012	43	38.6	35
2011	44.6	40.4	36.8
2010	46.3	42.4	37.7
2009	48	44.6	39.1
2008	49.7	47	40.4
2007	51.6	49.6	42
2006	53.5	52.5	43.7
2005	55.6	55.8	45.4
2004	57.5	59	47.2
2003	59.5	62.4	48.8
2002	61.6	65.7	50.6
2001	63.7	68.7	52.2
2000	65.9	71.3	53.7
1999	68.3	73.5	55.5
1998	70.2	74.8	57.1
1997	72.6	75.7	58.3
1996	74.6	76.3	59.6
1995	76.8	76.3	60.8
1994	79	76.2	62
1993	81.2	76.1	62.9
1992	83.4	76.3	64.1
1991	85.6	76.8	64.9
1990	87.7	77.8	64.9
1989	89.9	79.3	66.2
1988	92	81.2	68
1987	94.2	83.6	68.6
1986	96.4	86.1	70.8
1985	98.6	88.9	72.9
1984	100.7	91.3	74.6
1983	102.8	93.8	76.1
1982	104.8	96.2	76.6
1981	106.7	98.6	78.7
1980	108.6	101	80.6
1979	110.4	103.4	82.5
1978	112.9	106	84.7
1977	114	108.7	86.4
1976	115.8	111.4	88.1
1975	117.5	113.9	89.6
1974	119.2	116.3	90.9
1973	120.9	118.4	92.1
1972	122.5	120.2	93.6
1971	124.1	121.7	96.1
1970	125.6	122.9	96.9
1969	127.1	123.8	98.3
1968	128.5	124.5	100.2
1967	129.9	125	103.1
1966	131.3	125.2	104.9
1965	132.6	125.4	106.4
1964	134	125.4	106.1
1963	135.3	125.3	107.7
1962	136.6	125.3	110.2
1961	137.9	125.3	121.5
1960	139.2	125.4	131.8
1959	140.5	125.7	125.7
1958	141.6	126.1	117.7
1957	142.7	126.7	120
1956	143.7	127.5	121.9
1955	144.6	128.3	124.8
1954	145.3	129.3	127.7
1953	145.9	130.4	130.1
1952	146.5	131.5	132.7
1951	147.1	132.6	136
1950	147.8	133.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Gambia	Senegal	World
2024	28.923.6–33.9	23.217.8–28.8	26.9
2025	28.321.4–35.3	22.315.2–30.6	26.4
2026	27.819.7–37	21.413.4–31.7	25.9
2027	27.317.8–37.7	20.611.9–32.4	25.4
2028	26.716.8–38.8	19.811–32.6	24.9
2029	26.215.5–39.2	199.9–32.5	24.5
2030	25.714.4–40.1	18.38.9–32.4	24
2031	25.113.3–40.1	17.68.5–33.1	23.6
2032	24.612.4–40.3	177.6–32.7	23.2
2033	24.112–40.9	16.37.1–32.8	22.8
2034	23.611–41.3	15.76.5–32.8	22.3
2035	23.210.5–41.6	15.26.2–32.6	21.9
2036	22.89.9–41.2	14.65.8–32.2	21.5
2037	22.39.3–42.3	14.15.4–32.5	21.1
2038	21.98.8–42.6	13.55.1–30.9	20.8
2039	21.58.7–42.2	13.14.8–30.9	20.4
2040	21.28.1–42.8	12.64.6–30	20
2041	20.87.5–42.8	12.34.2–30.3	19.7
2042	20.47.4–43.6	11.93.9–30.2	19.4
2043	20.17.2–43.1	11.63.9–29.8	19
2044	19.86.9–43.5	11.33.7–29.6	18.7
2045	19.46.5–43.7	113.6–29.9	18.4
2046	19.16.5–43.4	10.83.5–29	18.2
2047	18.86.5–43.5	10.53.4–29.3	17.9
2048	18.56.1–43.7	10.23.2–29.1	17.7
2049	18.25.9–44.3	103.2–29.9	17.5
2050	17.95.9–43.8	9.83.1–29.2	17.3
2051	17.75.7–43.6	9.52.9–28.4	17.1
2052	17.45.7–43.4	9.32.8–29	16.9
2053	17.25.5–43.9	9.12.7–28.1	16.7
2054	16.95.6–43.3	8.92.7–28.2	16.5
2055	16.75.4–43.3	8.62.6–28.3	16.3
2056	16.45.2–43.3	8.42.5–28.1	16.1
2057	16.25.1–42.8	8.22.5–27.7	15.9
2058	15.95–43.2	82.4–27.8	15.7
2059	15.74.8–43.4	7.82.4–28.1	15.5
2060	15.54.8–43.4	7.72.3–28	15.3
2061	15.34.5–43	7.52.3–27.9	15.1
2062	15.14.5–41.7	7.32.2–27.1	14.9
2063	14.94.4–41.4	7.22.1–27.6	14.7
2064	14.74.2–41	72.1–27.7	14.5
2065	14.54.2–41.3	6.92–26.5	14.3
2066	14.34.2–42.9	6.72–26.6	14.1
2067	14.24.1–42.5	6.61.9–26.3	13.9
2068	14.14–42.7	6.41.9–26.4	13.8
2069	13.93.9–42.9	6.31.8–25.4	13.6
2070	13.83.8–41.5	6.11.7–25.3	13.4
2071	13.63.8–41.8	61.6–24	13.2
2072	13.53.8–41.1	5.91.6–23.7	13
2073	13.43.7–42.3	5.81.6–24.1	12.9
2074	13.23.5–41.2	5.71.6–24.2	12.7
2075	13.13.4–41.5	5.61.6–23.6	12.6
2076	133.4–41.8	5.51.6–24.3	12.4
2077	12.93.4–41.2	5.41.5–23.8	12.3
2078	12.73.3–40.6	5.31.6–23.6	12.1
2079	12.63.4–41.1	5.21.5–23.6	12
2080	12.53.3–41.6	5.21.5–23.3	11.8
2081	12.43.4–41.7	5.11.5–23	11.7
2082	12.23.3–40.8	51.5–23.1	11.6
2083	12.13.3–41.4	51.4–23.4	11.5
2084	123.2–41.7	4.91.4–23.8	11.4
2085	11.93.1–40.8	4.81.4–23.3	11.3
2086	11.73.1–41.3	4.81.4–23.1	11.1
2087	11.63.1–41.3	4.71.4–22.3	11
2088	11.63.1–40.8	4.61.4–22.9	10.9
2089	11.43.1–41.5	4.61.4–22.7	10.8
2090	11.43–41.5	4.51.3–22.7	10.7
2091	11.33–40.5	4.51.3–22.6	10.6
2092	11.23–41	4.41.4–22.9	10.5
2093	11.12.9–41.6	4.41.3–22.6	10.4
2094	112.9–40.9	4.31.3–23	10.3
2095	10.93–41.9	4.31.3–22.1	10.1
2096	10.82.9–40.5	4.21.3–22.5	10
2097	10.72.9–41.8	4.21.2–22.5	9.9
2098	10.62.8–40.7	4.11.2–22.5	9.8
2099	10.52.9–40.4	4.11.2–21.4	9.7
2100	10.52.8–41.5	41.2–22.5	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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