Health in Gambia

1,366 indicators covering health for Gambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds 78.0% 2025 down 19.6% 15th
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 111,293 2024 down 53.7% 37th
Number of suspected malaria cases 951,304 2024 up 4.8% 43rd
Retreatment cases: other 0 2012 down 100.0% 123rd
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 28 2012 up 833.3% 77th
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 36,296 2024 down 26.9% 42nd
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 336,338 2024 up 23.4% 42nd
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 600 2015 up 20.0% 145th
Natural disasters deaths 0 2015 7th
Height-for-age <-2 SD 17.48 2020 down 30.5% 53rd
Weight-for-age <-2 SD 11.64 2020 down 42.5% 40th
Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2008 51st
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 143,048 2024 down 86.0% 67th
Exclusive breastfeeding 53.6% 2020 up 61.7% 27th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 2.6 2014 down 25.7% 78th
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 75,169 2024 down 61.8% 40th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 1.7 2014 up 112.5% 48th
Weight-for-height >+2 SD 2.15 2020 down 12.8% 74th
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage 32 2023 down 30.4% 48th
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage 28 2023 down 47.2% 46th
Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under 64.5% 2024 up 14.9% 9th
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 614,966 2024 down 1.8% 39th
تغطية بجرعتين من فيتامين أ 28 2023 down 39.1% 42nd
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 78.5% 2020 up 9.0% 22nd
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 0 2024 down 100.0% 22nd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 68.0% 2017 up 5.3% 52nd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 73.4% 2017 up 1.6% 57th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 80.8% 2017 up 7.9% 61st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 81.9% 2017 up 1.1% 78th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 95.4% 2017 up 2.2% 65th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 26.7% 2017 down 19.2% 56th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 31.6% 2017 down 25.9% 58th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 36.2% 2017 down 18.5% 65th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 43.1% 2017 down 10.9% 72nd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 71.6% 2017 down 5.1% 66th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 4.6% 2017 down 67.7% 65th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 76th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 68th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 57th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 47th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 65.9% 2017 up 5.4% 50th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 68.9% 2017 up 2.8% 53rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 72.7% 2017 up 3.3% 55th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 73.9% 2017 up 7.8% 62nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 76.1% 2017 up 3.2% 71st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 80.0% 2017 up 1.5% 66th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 83.9% 2017 down 1.9% 81st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 87.7% 2017 down 0.7% 83rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 93.6% 2017 up 0.7% 79th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.8% 2017 up 1.6% 52nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 26.1% 2017 down 13.7% 53rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 26.7% 2017 down 32.3% 57th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 29.9% 2017 down 34.8% 60th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 40.7% 2017 down 27.3% 62nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 44.9% 2017 down 27.9% 72nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 25.1% 2017 down 14.6% 71st
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 30.5% 2017 down 10.6% 76th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 39.0% 2017 down 9.1% 76th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 59.5% 2017 down 6.1% 67th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 85.6% 2017 down 2.6% 65th