Health in Gambia 1,366 indicators covering health for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of children newly infected with hiv 200 2024 down 60.0% 45th Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv 169.49 2024 down 43.3% 46th Number of female leprosy new cases 2 2024 down 33.3% 83rd Estimated number of malaria deaths 643 2024 up 3.9% 41st Estimated number of malaria cases 208,225 2024 down 31.4% 44th National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 — 1st Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 17.1% 2020 up 67.5% 102nd Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 2,400 2014 up 20.0% 112th Estimated malaria incidence 75.44 2024 down 46.2% 35th Estimated malaria mortality rate 23.3 2024 down 18.5% 33rd Number of new G2D leprosy cases 1 2024 — 78th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0.362 2024 — 62nd 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 65 2018 down 29.9% 46th 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 84 2020 up 49.7% 132nd Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 5.67 2022 up 220.3% 103rd Taxes as a % of price: total tax 47.2% 2022 up 23.7% 119th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 13.0% 2022 up 54.0% 84th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 30.0% 2022 up 36.4% 75th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.9% 2022 down 84.2% 35th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 3.2% 2022 up 67.7% 22nd Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 28.0% 2023 down 39.1% 42nd Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 100 2022 up 232.9% 74th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 1,500 2025 down 25.0% 49th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.5948 2020 down 81.5% 63rd Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 0.6% 2020 down 71.4% 62nd Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 113th Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 unchanged 101st Midwifery personnel 429 2023 down 49.5% 103rd Number of deaths from malaria who 643 2024 up 3.9% 41st Death rate from malaria 23.3 2024 down 18.5% 33rd Incidence of malaria 75.44 2024 down 46.2% 35th Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 80 2024 down 16.7% 103rd Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 80 2024 down 16.7% 103rd Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 46 2025 up 119.0% 50th Death rate from poisonings 0.8 2021 down 27.3% 66th 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 46 2021 up 12.2% 159th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 21.8 2021 down 4.4% 56th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.8 2021 down 27.3% 60th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 4.8 2021 up 6.7% 118th Rotavirus number unvaccinated 13,258 2023 down 80.8% 65th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 17.5% 2020 down 25.2% 53rd Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 21.46 2022 up 240.6% 7th Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2017 — 19th Malaria cases reported 104,979 2024 down 37.6% 42nd Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 1.25 2022 — 50th Mean systolic blood pressure 127.9 2009 up 1.3% 62nd Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.6 2009 up 3.7% 30th Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 645 2025 down 26.2% 48th Hiv expenditure 33,054 2024 down 99.1% 98th Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 — 35th Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 96.0% 2022 up 4.3% 28th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 2.1% 2020 up 10.5% 76th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 70 2020 up 600.0% 80th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.5% 2020 down 12.5% 113th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 — 109th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 down 80.0% 26th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 up 33.3% 16th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 down 46.2% 140th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.4% 2020 up 20.0% 53rd ← Previous Page 18 of 23 Next →