Probability of dying that year, among females in Gambia
Gambia: Probability of dying that year, among females was 2.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Gambia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying that year, among females in Gambia is 2.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Gambia peaked at 13.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2023.
That places Gambia 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.8% | — |
| 1951 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 13.5% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 13.4% | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 13.0% | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 12.9% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 12.8% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 12.6% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 12.5% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 12.4% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 11.7% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 11.6% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 11.4% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 11.2% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 11.1% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 10.9% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 7.7% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.1%, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.4%, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.5% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.4% | 11.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Gambia?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Gambia was 2.6% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Gambia ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.