Births attended by skilled health staff in Gambia
Gambia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 83.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Gambia, 1990–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 83.8% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff 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 skilled health staff in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total | 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 70.2%, 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 | 51.9% | 51.6% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 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 84.0% compare
- 135 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Gambia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Gambia was 83.8% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Gambia ranks 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff 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 State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.