Gambia, The: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Key figures

Since 1960 it is down 6.08% from 1.18 in 1960 (0.1% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 54 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2023, Gambia, The had the 59th highest value of the 71 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Gambia, The in the 2023 ranking

• Indonesia — 56th of 71: 1.37
• Ecuador — 57th of 71: 1.32
• El Salvador — 58th of 71: 1.21
• Eritrea — 60th of 71: 1.02
• Belize — 61st of 71: 1
• Oman — 62nd of 71: 0.99

What this measures

Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.

Limitations: Depending on the source and means of monitoring, data may not be exactly comparable across countries. For more information, see the original source.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) in nearby economies

• Benin — 0.43 (2021)
• Botswana — 2.36 (2022)
• Cabo Verde — 2.21 (2022)
• Eritrea — 1.02 (2023)
• Ghana — 0.69 (2015)
• Mali — 0.25 (2018)
• Mauritius — 3.8 (2023)
• Mozambique — 0.74 (2021)
• Niger — 0.28 (2020)
• Rwanda — 0.75 (2023)
• Senegal — 0.71 (2019)
• Seychelles

More health data for Gambia, The

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 13.67% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.1% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 554,785 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 39.16% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 566,242 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 40.29% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 1.12 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 39.72% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.88% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Gambia, The's hospital beds (per 1,000 people)?

1.11 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is down 6.08% from 1.18 in 1960 (0.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.66 in 1985 and the lowest 0.61 in 1990.

How does Gambia, The rank?

59th highest of 71 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.MED.BEDS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO data, supplemented by country data, World Health Organization (WHO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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