Retreatment cases: treatment after failure in Gambia
Gambia: Retreatment cases: treatment after failure was 28 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure in Gambia, 1997–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for retreatment cases: treatment after failure in Gambia is 28, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 833.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, retreatment cases: treatment after failure in Gambia peaked at 28 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1999.
That places Gambia 77th out of 178 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20 | — |
| 1998 | 8 | -60.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 | +366.7% |
| 2005 | 27 | +92.9% |
| 2006 | 2 | -92.6% |
| 2007 | 14 | +600.0% |
| 2008 | 22 | +57.1% |
| 2009 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 13 | -43.5% |
| 2011 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 28 | +100.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 28 is below the median for low income countries, which is 96, 29% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 28 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Retreatment cases: treatment after failure in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +600.0% | 2 | 14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.3 | 2 | 27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.33 | 13 | 28 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 retreatment cases: treatment after failure in Gambia?
- Retreatment cases: treatment after failure in Gambia was 28 in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest retreatment cases: treatment after failure recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2012.
- What is the lowest retreatment cases: treatment after failure recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for retreatment cases: treatment after failure?
- Gambia ranks 77th out of 178 countries with data for 2012.
- Is retreatment cases: treatment after failure rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 833.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Retreatment cases: treatment after failure (pulmonary smear and/or culture positive). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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