Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Gambia

Physicians per 1,000 people in the Gambia in 2023 — 0.09 per 1,000. Ranked 54 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 109.3%.

2023 0.09 per 1,000 −13.46% vs 2022
World rank 54of 58
Period maximum 0.12 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 0.02 per 1,0001993

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Gambia, 1960–202300.050.10.1519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.04 per 1,0001970: 0.04 per 1,0001975: 0.04 per 1,0001985: 0.08 per 1,0001993: 0.02 per 1,0001997: 0.04 per 1,0002003: 0.1 per 1,0002004: 0.1 per 1,0002005: 0.1 per 1,0002006: 0.1 per 1,0002007: 0.09 per 1,0002008: 0.1 per 1,0002015: 0.1 per 1,0002017: 0.1 per 1,0002018: 0.12 per 1,0002019: 0.08 per 1,0002020: 0.08 per 1,0002021: 0.1 per 1,0002022: 0.1 per 1,0002023: 0.09 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.05 (+109.3%) Average annual rate: 1.18 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 0.09 −0.01 −13.46%
2022 0.1 +0 +0%
2021 0.1 +0.03 +33.33%
2020 0.08 +0 +1.3%
2019 0.08 −0.05 −37.9%
2018 0.12 +0.03 +25.25%
2017 0.1
2015 0.1
2008 0.1 +0.01 +6.67%
2007 0.09 −0.01 −11.76%
2006 0.1 +0 +2%
2005 0.1 −0 −1.96%
2004 0.1 +0 +3.03%
2003 0.1
1997 0.04
1993 0.02
1985 0.08
1975 0.04
1970 0.04
1960 0.04

Western Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

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