The Gambia
The WHO Representative to The Gambia is Dr. Jane Wangechi Maina (a.i.)
Private Mail Bag 170
Banjul
Tel: (220) 4462283 /4/6
Fax: (220) 446 22 89
E-mail: afgawco [at] who.int (afgawco[at]who[dot]int)
The Gambia
- Life expectancy at birth (years) — m/f (2021)
- 62.2 / 66.3
- Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
- 55.8
- Under-five mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) (2023)
- 44.1
- Adult mortality rate 15-60 years (per 1 000 population) — m/f (2021)
- 304.3 / 230.4
- Health expenditure per capita (US$) (2023)
- 25.7
- Health expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)
- 2.9
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory
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Publications
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Weekly Bulletin on Outbreak and other Emergencies: Week 31: 28 July - 03 August 2025
This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover:Cholera in the Republic of the CongoMp…
Upcoming Events
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9 August 2018
The Gambia Joint External Evaluation (JEE), 25-29 September 2017
28 September 2017