Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Gambia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the Gambia in 2023 — 0.66 per 1,000. Ranked 68 in the world out of 75. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 44.8%.

2023 0.66 per 1,000 −4.36% vs 2022
World rank 68of 75
Period maximum 1.45 per 1,0002015
Period minimum 0.43 per 1,0002004

Trend over time

2003–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Gambia, 2003–202300.511.5200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 1.19 per 1,0002004: 0.43 per 1,0002005: 0.44 per 1,0002006: 0.44 per 1,0002007: 0.72 per 1,0002008: 0.78 per 1,0002012: 1.17 per 1,0002015: 1.45 per 1,0002017: 0.66 per 1,0002018: 0.62 per 1,0002019: 0.44 per 1,0002020: 0.7 per 1,0002021: 0.69 per 1,0002022: 0.69 per 1,0002023: 0.66 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.53 (−44.8%) Average annual rate: -2.93 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 0.66 −0.03 −4.36%
2022 0.69 −0 −0.58%
2021 0.69 −0.01 −1.56%
2020 0.7 +0.26 +58.33%
2019 0.44 −0.18 −28.85%
2018 0.62 −0.04 −5.6%
2017 0.66
2015 1.45
2012 1.17
2008 0.78 +0.06 +8.53%
2007 0.72 +0.28 +62.87%
2006 0.44 +0 +0%
2005 0.44 +0.01 +2.33%
2004 0.43 −0.76 −64.01%
2003 1.19

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of nursing and midwifery personnel per thousand people. WHO data through the World Bank database; coverage here is broader than in the direct WHO series — 245 territories. The indicator belongs to the set of health workforce indicators by which WHO assesses the ability of a system to secure universal coverage with services.

Important: Density says nothing about accessibility: personnel can be concentrated in large cities, and at the same average value provision in the countryside differs severalfold.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.