Births attended by health staff sdgs in Gambia
Gambia: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 83.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
83.8
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
134th
of 169 countries
All-time high
83.8
in 2020
All-time low
44.1
in 1990
Years of data
7
1990–2020
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Gambia, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 83.8 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs 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.
Births attended by health staff sdgs 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 Cote d'Ivoire 84 compare
- 135 Bolivia 81.1 compare
- 136 Zambia 80.4 compare
- 137 Burkina Faso 79.8 compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Gambia?
- Births attended by health staff sdgs in Gambia was 83.8 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
- Gambia ranks 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by health staff sdgs 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Births attended by health staff sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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