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Maternal mortality ratio — Gambia

Maternal mortality ratio in the Gambia in 2023 — 354 per 100k. Ranked 175 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 75.7%.

2023 354 per 100k −3.01% vs 2022
World rank 175of 194
Period maximum 1,454 per 100k1985
Period minimum 354 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Gambia, 1985–202305001,0001,500198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,454 per 100k1986: 1,401 per 100k1987: 1,360 per 100k1988: 1,302 per 100k1989: 1,258 per 100k1990: 1,207 per 100k1991: 1,167 per 100k1992: 1,115 per 100k1993: 1,072 per 100k1994: 1,039 per 100k1995: 999 per 100k1996: 956 per 100k1997: 928 per 100k1998: 867 per 100k1999: 830 per 100k2000: 810 per 100k2001: 794 per 100k2002: 772 per 100k2003: 749 per 100k2004: 719 per 100k2005: 707 per 100k2006: 682 per 100k2007: 675 per 100k2008: 653 per 100k2009: 634 per 100k2010: 632 per 100k2011: 634 per 100k2012: 628 per 100k2013: 606 per 100k2014: 561 per 100k2015: 527 per 100k2016: 490 per 100k2017: 469 per 100k2018: 450 per 100k2019: 422 per 100k2020: 400 per 100k2021: 420 per 100k2022: 365 per 100k2023: 354 per 100k
Change over the period: −1,100 (−75.65%) Average annual rate: -3.65 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 354 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Western Africa computed 676 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 303 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 354 −11 −3.01%
2022 365 −55 −13.1%
2021 420 +20 +5%
2020 400 −22 −5.21%
2019 422 −28 −6.22%
2018 450 −19 −4.05%
2017 469 −21 −4.29%
2016 490 −37 −7.02%
2015 527 −34 −6.06%
2014 561 −45 −7.43%
2013 606 −22 −3.5%
2012 628 −6 −0.95%
2011 634 +2 +0.32%
2010 632 −2 −0.32%
2009 634 −19 −2.91%
2008 653 −22 −3.26%
2007 675 −7 −1.03%
2006 682 −25 −3.54%
2005 707 −12 −1.67%
2004 719 −30 −4.01%
2003 749 −23 −2.98%
2002 772 −22 −2.77%
2001 794 −16 −1.98%
2000 810 −20 −2.41%
1999 830 −37 −4.27%
1998 867 −61 −6.57%
1997 928 −28 −2.93%
1996 956 −43 −4.3%
1995 999 −40 −3.85%
1994 1,039 −33 −3.08%
1993 1,072 −43 −3.86%
1992 1,115 −52 −4.46%
1991 1,167 −40 −3.31%
1990 1,207 −51 −4.05%
1989 1,258 −44 −3.38%
1988 1,302 −58 −4.26%
1987 1,360 −41 −2.93%
1986 1,401 −53 −3.65%
1985 1,454 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

CV Cabo Verde 40 GH Ghana 234 SN Senegal 237 BF Burkina Faso 242 TG Togo 349 NE Niger 350 GM Gambia 354 SL Sierra Leone 354 CI Côte d'Ivoire 359 ML Mali 367 MR Mauritania 381 GN Guinea 494 GW Guinea-Bissau 505 BJ Benin 518 LR Liberia 628 NG Nigeria 993
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About the indicator

The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.

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

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