Table 1. Selected health indicators for the Gambia, the World Health Organization (WHO) African Regiona and the United States of America (USA).
| Characteristic | Gambia | WHO African Region | USA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population (in thousands) | 1663 | 792 378 | 305 826 |
| Human Development Index Rank (2009)2 | 168 | NA | 13 |
| GDP per capita (PPP$; 2007) | 1225 | NA | 47 988 |
| Total annual expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006) | 4.3 | 5.5 | 15.3 |
| Government expenditure on health care, as % of total expenditure (2006) | 8.7 | 8.7 | 19.3 |
| Private expenditure on health, as % of total health expenditure (2006) | 41.7 | 53 | 54.2 |
| Physician density per 100 000 inhabitants (2003; 2007; 2003)b | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Nurses per 1000 inhabitants (2000) | 1.21 | 1.1 | 940 |
| Hospital beds per 10 000 inhabitants (2005) | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) (2007) | 59 | 45 | 78 |
| Infant mortality per 1000 inhabitants (2007) | 84 | 88 | 6 |
| Maternal mortality ratio per 100 000 live births (2005) | 690 | 900 | 11 |
| Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) (2007) | 114 | 145 | 8 |
| HIV prevalence among adults per 100 000 inhabitants (2007) | 2091 | 4735 | 452 |
| Tuberculosis prevalence per 100 000 inhabitants (2007) | 423 | 475 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis incidence per 100 000 inhabitants (2007) | 257 | 363 | 4 |
GDP, gross domestic product; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; NA, not available; PPP$, purchasing power parity dollar; USA, United States of America.
a All WHO Member States in the African continent except Egypt, the Libyan Arab Jamahirya, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.
b The three dates in parentheses correspond to the data in this row in each of the three columns.
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Observatory.3