Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 83.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Gambia, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 83.8 for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Gambia peaked at 83.8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.1, in 1990.
That places Gambia 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.1 | — |
| 2000 | 51.6 | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 52.1 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.1 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 57.2 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 82.7 | +44.6% |
| 2020 | 83.8 | +1.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 83.8 is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.15, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 83.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.1 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.85 | 51.6 | 52.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.33 | 56.1 | 82.7 | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.8 | 83.8 | 83.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 131 Liberia 84.4 compare
- 131 Philippines 84.4 compare
- 133 Côte d'Ivoire 84 compare
- 135 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 81.1 compare
- 136 Zambia 80.4 compare
- 137 Burkina Faso 79.8 compare
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 proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Gambia?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Gambia was 83.8 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Gambia ranks 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.