Maternal mortality ratio in Gambia
The maternal mortality ratio in Gambia was 354 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Gambia, 2023
354
Change from 2022
−11per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
19th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Gambia over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Gambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 354 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 365 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 420 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 400 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 422 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 450 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 469 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 490 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 527 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 561 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 606 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 628 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 634 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 632 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 634 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 653 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 675 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 682 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 707 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 719 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 749 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 772 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 794 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 810 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 830 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −11 from 365 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 606 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −252.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Gambia has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Gambia
All statistics for Gambia
Under-five mortality rate
42.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
65.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
57.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
53
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.37 litres
2024 · WHO