Maternal mortality ratio in Gambia
Gambia: Maternal mortality ratio was 354.35 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio in Gambia stood at 354.35 per 100,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Gambia peaked at 810.37 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 354.35 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 719.5 per 100,000 live births | 634.14 per 100,000 live births | 810.37 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 541.84 per 100,000 live births | 422.09 per 100,000 live births | 634.4 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 384.9 per 100,000 live births | 354.35 per 100,000 live births | 420.08 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 16 Mali 367.33 per 100,000 live births compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 358.95 per 100,000 live births compare
- 18 Zimbabwe 357.62 per 100,000 live births compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 353.56 per 100,000 live births compare
- 21 Niger 350.27 per 100,000 live births compare
- 22 Togo 348.9 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Gambia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Gambia?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Gambia was 354.35 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 810.37 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 354.35 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Gambia ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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