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Gambia

Scorecard indicators for this country over time, compared with the ECOWAS average.

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Gambia compared with the ECOWAS average

Executive summary

Demographics

Health system

Maternal health

Child health

Epidemic-prone diseases

Nutrition and other NCDs

Other public health conditions

Indicators by year

Indicators by year
Indicator20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025ECOWAS average, 2024
8.07 (Poor)10.56 (Good)9.66 (Poor)5.98 (Poor)6.83 (Fair)5.46 (Poor)
57.2 (Poor)57.2 (Poor)57.2 (Poor)82.7 (Good)82.7 (Good)82.7 (Fair)45.7
82 (Poor)80 (Poor)81 (Poor)88 (Fair)84 (Poor)87 (Fair)87 (Fair)
33 (Poor)38 (Poor)40 (Poor)44 (Poor)75.4
70.5 (Fair)70.5 (Fair)39.4
60.04 (Good)57.83 (Good)55.71 (Good)53.65 (Good)51.72 (Good)51.72 (Good)47 (Good)45.3 (Good)43.8 (Good)42.4 (Good)68.78
625 (Fair)611 (Fair)597 (Fair)597 (Poor)597 (Poor)597 (Poor)420 (Good)365 (Good)354 (Good)
24.6 (Good)24.6 (Good)24.6 (Good)13.6 (Good)13.6 (Good)17.5 (Good)32.3
2.12.12.22.32.32.42.582.642.72.762.8230
3.12.992.973.12.922.92.372.322.32.282.232.23
5.395.345.285.225.154.174.084.013.914.05
60.961.261.461.76263.8564.8665.8666.0663.36
18.218.218.218.218.217.817.8117.9918.1718.3718.618.89
67.1667.4976.67
8.07 (Poor)10.56 (Good)9.66 (Poor)5.98 (Poor)6.83 (Fair)5.46 (Poor)
34.44 (Poor)39.43 (Poor)33.66 (Poor)34.37 (Fair)43.62 (Good)44.93 (Good)
22.67 (Poor)23.38 (Poor)25.85 (Poor)10.23 (Poor)12.9 (Poor)11.57 (Poor)
1 (Poor)1.04 (Poor)1.04 (Poor)0.9 (Poor)2.14
3 (Poor)6.92 (Poor)6.88 (Poor)6.58 (Poor)9.91
(Poor)
0.36 (Poor)
21
60.5 (Good)59.16 (Good)58.09 (Good)56.14 (Good)87.6
75.6 (Good)78.5 (Poor)52.4
57.2 (Poor)57.2 (Poor)57.2 (Poor)82.7 (Good)82.7 (Good)82.7 (Fair)45.7
2 (Good)2 (Good)2 (Good)3.7 (Good)3.7 (Good)3.7 (Good)5.6
42.8
625 (Fair)611 (Fair)597 (Fair)597 (Poor)597 (Poor)597 (Poor)420 (Good)365 (Good)354 (Good)
29.89 (Fair)29.24 (Fair)28.54 (Good)27.82 (Good)27.13 (Good)27.13 (Good)24.7 (Good)24.1 (Good)23.5 (Good)23 (Good)26.25
39.8 (Good)38.79 (Good)37.8 (Good)36.82 (Good)35.89 (Good)35.89 (Good)35.9 (Good)34.7 (Good)33.7 (Good)32.7 (Good)44.71
60.04 (Good)57.83 (Good)55.71 (Good)53.65 (Good)51.72 (Good)51.72 (Good)47 (Good)45.3 (Good)43.8 (Good)42.4 (Good)68.78
16.75 (Fair)11.6 (Poor)
98 (Fair)98 (Fair)94 (Fair)94 (Fair)88 (Fair)81 (Poor)83 (Poor)76 (Poor)79 (Poor)82 (Poor)89
97 (Good)97 (Good)90 (Fair)91 (Fair)85 (Fair)79 (Fair)74 (Poor)80 (Fair)83 (Fair)78 (Fair)77.53
70.5 (Fair)70.5 (Fair)39.4
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1 (Poor)1 (Poor)0
1 (Poor)1 (Poor)00
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46.8 (Good)46.8 (Good)46.8 (Fair)53.3 (Good)53.6 (Good)53.6 (Good)28.8
27 (Poor)27 (Poor)32 (Poor)30 (Poor)26 (Poor)24 (Poor)28 (Poor)
24.6 (Good)24.6 (Good)24.6 (Good)13.6 (Good)13.6 (Good)17.5 (Good)32.3
6.2 (Poor)5.1 (Poor)6.9
16.7 (Poor)13.6 (Poor)13.6 (Poor)17.8
38.3 (Fair)38.1 (Fair)37.9 (Fair)37.7 (Fair)37.6 (Fair)
4.3 (Fair)4.3 (Fair)4.3 (Fair)4.3 (Fair)1.9 (Good)1.9 (Good)5.5 (Fair)5.1
173 (Fair)170 (Fair)166 (Fair)162 (Fair)158 (Fair)149 (Fair)145 (Fair)142 (Fair)138 (Fair)131.73
82 (Poor)80 (Poor)81 (Poor)88 (Fair)84 (Poor)87 (Fair)87 (Fair)
22 (Good)19 (Good)16 (Good)16 (Good)18.07
0.3 (Good)0.3 (Good)0.3 (Good)0.3 (Good)0.3 (Good)0.3 (Good)0.3 (Good)0.3 (Good)0.3 (Good)0.25 (Good)0.38
33 (Poor)38 (Poor)40 (Poor)44 (Poor)75.4
43.4 (Good)37.5 (Fair)52.2 (Fair)41 (Poor)50 (Poor)50 (Poor)55 (Poor)55.71
47 (Poor)47 (Poor)62.4 (Fair)56 (Fair)56 (Poor)44 (Poor)42.5
68.5 (Fair)52.4 (Poor)52.4 (Poor)44.2 (Poor)45.5

Each year is coloured against that year's ECOWAS average.

Source: ECOWAS Health Scorecard (WAHO regional health observatory, June 2023 release).