Physicians per 1000 people in Gambia, The

Gambia, The: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.09 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.09
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
184th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.124
in 2018
All-time low
0.016
in 1993
Years of data
20
1960–2023

Physicians per 1000 people in Gambia, The, 1960–2023

0.0250.050.0750.10.1251960199120231960: 0.0431970: 0.0411975: 0.041985: 0.0811993: 0.0161997: 0.0352003: 0.0992004: 0.1022005: 0.12006: 0.1022007: 0.092008: 0.0962015: 0.0962017: 0.0992018: 0.1242019: 0.0772020: 0.0782021: 0.1042022: 0.1042023: 0.09

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, physicians per 1000 people in Gambia, The stood at 0.09.

That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Gambia, The peaked at 0.124 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.016, in 1993.

That places Gambia, The 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.043 0.043 0.043 1
1970s 0.0405 0.04 0.041 2
1980s 0.081 0.081 0.081 1
1990s 0.0255 0.016 0.035 2
2000s 0.0982 0.09 0.102 6
2010s 0.099 0.077 0.124 4
2020s 0.094 0.078 0.104 4

Countries ranked near Gambia, The

  1. 182 Senegal 0.109 compare
  2. 183 Yemen, Republic of 0.098 compare
  3. 184 Rwanda 0.09 compare
  4. 186 Eritrea, The State of 0.088 compare
  5. 187 Chad 0.085 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians per 1000 people in Gambia, The?
Physicians per 1000 people in Gambia, The was 0.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Gambia, The?
The highest recorded value was 0.124 in 2018.
What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Gambia, The?
The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1993.
How does Gambia, The rank for physicians per 1000 people?
Gambia, The ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Gambia, The?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia, The data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Physicians per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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