Stillbirth rate in Gambia
Gambia: Stillbirth rate was 18.5 per 1,000 total births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000 total births.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in Gambia stood at 18.5 per 1,000 total births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Gambia peaked at 24.5 per 1,000 total births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.5 per 1,000 total births, in 2023.
That places Gambia 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.36 per 1,000 total births | 22.3 per 1,000 total births | 24.5 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.38 per 1,000 total births | 19.6 per 1,000 total births | 22.3 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.85 per 1,000 total births | 18.5 per 1,000 total births | 19.3 per 1,000 total births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 29 Burkina Faso 18.9 per 1,000 total births compare
- 30 South Africa 18.7 per 1,000 total births compare
- 31 Benin 18.6 per 1,000 total births compare
- 33 Madagascar 18.4 per 1,000 total births compare
- 34 Cameroon 18.3 per 1,000 total births compare
- 34 Mozambique 18.3 per 1,000 total births compare
More health data for Gambia
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 35,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 34,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 34,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 35,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 36,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 36,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 37,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 33,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 36,874 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Gambia?
- Stillbirth rate in Gambia was 18.5 per 1,000 total births in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5 per 1,000 total births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5 per 1,000 total births in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for stillbirth rate?
- Gambia ranks 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.