Health in Gambia 1,350 indicators covering health for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 75-79, male 6,164 2025 up 30.7% 158th Population ages 80 and above, female 5,887 2025 up 41.3% 161st Population ages 80 and above, male 4,684 2025 up 28.2% 158th Pertussis - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 137th Total tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 106th Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 60th Measles - number of reported cases 13 2025 down 81.7% 105th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 2.5% 2024 up 47.1% 140th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 2.9% 2024 up 52.6% 139th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 2.7% 2024 up 50.0% 140th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 12.4% 2024 down 34.4% 74th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 15.6% 2024 down 32.8% 70th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 14.0% 2024 down 33.6% 72nd Hospital beds 1.11 per 1,000 people 2023 up 5.7% 129th Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated again 83 2024 up 13.7% 94th Tuberculosis death rate 17 per 100,000 people 2024 down 15.0% 42nd Incidence of tuberculosis 138 per 100,000 people 2024 down 21.1% 51st Number of tuberculosis cases 3,800 2024 unchanged 99th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 91.8% 2024 up 4.4% 143rd People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 61.1% 2024 up 14.4% 143rd People practicing open defecation, urban 0.1% 2024 down 82.6% 84th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 78.4% 2024 up 9.3% 124th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 24.0% 2024 down 34.9% 148th People using at least basic drinking water services 87.1% 2024 up 7.2% 165th People using safely managed drinking water services 48.2% 2024 up 25.6% 111th People practicing open defecation, rural 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 103rd People using at least basic sanitation services 48.2% 2024 up 3.4% 178th Tuberculosis case detection rate 73.0% 2024 up 9.0% 114th Tuberculosis mortality rates excludes people who are also infected wit 17 2024 down 15.0% 42nd People practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 down 97.1% 119th Hospital beds per 1000 people 1.11 2023 up 5.7% 129th Current health expenditure 2.9% 2023 down 26.1% 180th Current health expenditure per capita 25.74 current US$ 2023 up 0.6% 189th Out-of-pocket expenditure 33.8% 2023 up 61.6% 72nd Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 8.7 current US$ 2023 up 62.6% 181st Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 87 2023 up 1.2% 70th Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 65th Tuberculosis case detection rate 73 2024 up 9.0% 116th Domestic general government health expenditure 44.9% 2023 up 62.2% 125th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 42.29 current international $ 2023 up 94.5% 160th Domestic private health expenditure 37.6% 2023 up 43.1% 90th Domestic private health expenditure per capita 9.69 current US$ 2023 up 43.9% 183rd Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 94.13 2023 up 19.9% 186th Annual healthcare expenditure per capita 94.13 2023 up 19.9% 186th Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare 31.8 2023 up 93.7% 174th Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in develo 42.29 2023 up 94.5% 160th Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously unin 0.6543 2024 down 59.5% 29th Incidence of hiv by age 0.6543 2024 down 59.5% 29th People using safely managed sanitation services 28.1% 2024 down 14.5% 114th Immunization, Hib3 80.0% 2024 down 16.7% 142nd Number of infant deaths 2,674 2024 down 25.2% 82nd Number of under-five deaths 3,451 2024 down 28.6% 80th Number of neonatal deaths 1,891 2024 down 20.4% 76th Adolescent fertility rate 56.14 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 31.3% 57th Sex ratio at birth 1.03 male births per female births 2024 down 0.1% 187th Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for th 4.24 2024 down 31.0% 37th Reported cases of measles 8 2024 up 700.0% 120th Child mortality by income level of country 4.24 2024 down 31.0% 37th Child mortality vs health expenditure 4.24 2024 down 31.0% 37th Share of children vaccinated against measles 83 2024 down 13.5% 133rd ← Previous Page 5 of 23 Next →