Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Gambia
Gambia: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 was 84.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Gambia, 2006–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 84.8% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Gambia peaked at 84.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2010.
That places Gambia 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 56.8% | — |
| 2010 | 52.1% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +41.6% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +10.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 84.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.3%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 84.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 52.1% | 76.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 18 Sierra Leone 85.4% compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 85.3% compare
- 21 Mauritania 83.2% compare
- 22 Nepal 80.5% compare
- 23 Cameroon 76.6% 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 place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Gambia?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Gambia was 84.8% in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2010.
- How does Gambia rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3?
- Gambia ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.