Health · Western Africa

Gambia Skilled Birth Attendance

83.8%as of 2020Reported+1.3% vs 2018

Share of live births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2020 · World Bank

History

most recent 6 periods · World Bank
PeriodSkilled Birth Attendance
202083.8%
201882.7%
201357.2%
201056.1%
200652.1%
200051.6%

Skilled Birth Attendance across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountrySkilled Birth AttendancePeriod
Nigeria50.7%2022
Kenya70.2%2016
South Africa96.7%2016
Egypt97.1%2021
Ghana78.9%2018
Ethiopia49.8%2019

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