Health in Gambia

1,374 indicators covering health for Gambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 7.7% 2017 down 57.9% 63rd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 1.6% 2017 down 83.7% 67th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 0.3% 2017 down 92.4% 63rd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 0.1% 2017 down 91.1% 64th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 54th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 0.0% 2017 down 99.2% 83rd
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 64th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 56th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 48th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 42nd
Hpv vaccination coverage in 15 year olds 74 2024 up 23.3% 37th
Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 0 2025 23rd
Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 30 2009 up 11.1% 79th
Population 0-24 64.3% 2011 down 3.7% 11th
Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 0 2012 down 100.0% 125th
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 25 2024 down 92.3% 26th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 95.8% 2020 down 1.7% 10th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 97.9% 2020 down 0.2% 9th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 99.0% 2020 up 1.3% 8th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q4 99.5% 2020 up 1.6% 7th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 99.2% 2020 unchanged 17th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 8.6% 2020 down 28.3% 26th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 7.4% 2020 down 28.8% 30th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 10.7% 2020 up 69.8% 31st
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 10.8% 2020 up 92.9% 33rd
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 26.5% 2020 up 113.7% 31st
Tuberculosis prevalence rate 455 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 25.7% 14th
Children with a birth weight 83.28 2017 up 60.9% 68th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 15.7% 2020 up 324.3% 33rd
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 15.3% 2020 up 139.1% 34th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 16.2% 2020 up 110.4% 36th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 20.5% 2020 up 153.1% 34th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 17.7% 2020 up 10.6% 43rd
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 17.5% 2020 up 124.4% 32nd
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 18.0% 2020 up 89.5% 35th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3 17.9% 2020 up 44.4% 35th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 22.5% 2020 up 61.9% 36th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 18.8% 2020 down 14.9% 43rd
New cases: other 0 2012 33rd
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) 47.0% 2020 down 29.4% 15th
Number of malaria cases treated with any first  line tx courses 102,629 2024 up 92.2% 40th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 75.5% 2020 up 119.5% 15th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q2 82.1% 2020 up 72.1% 19th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 85.9% 2020 up 61.5% 21st
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 91.5% 2020 up 41.0% 24th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 96.5% 2020 up 66.4% 23rd
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 8.7% 2020 up 180.6% 21st
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 8.1% 2020 up 35.0% 23rd
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 8.8% 2020 up 87.2% 26th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 15.3% 2020 up 240.0% 25th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 20.8% 2020 up 112.2% 32nd
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 98.4% 2020 down 1.0% 2nd