naemia in ildren and omen y Percentage of children age Percentage of women age 6-59 months with any 15-49 with any anaemia anaemia 2019-20 Demographic and 77 59 62 60 59 For additional information on the results of the 2019-20 Health Survey 53 54 54 53 Gambia Demographic and Health Survey, please contact: 45 48 4544 42 40 39 33 30 In Country: The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) Kanifing Institutional Layout, P.O. Box 3504 The Gambia Banjul Brikama Kerewan Janjan- The Kani ng Mansa- Kuntaur bureh Basse Gambia Serrekunda, The Gambia konko Telephone +220-437-7847

Spousal Violence in Kani ng In USA: Percentage of ever-married women age The DHS Program 15-49 who have ever experienced emotional, 530 Gaither Road, Suite 500; Rockville, MD 20850 USA physical, or sexual violence committed by their current or most recent husband/partner Telephone: +1-301-407-6500; Fax: +1-301-407-6501 Kanifing he ambia Email: [email protected]; www.DHSprogram.com

The 2019-20 Gambia Demographic and Health Survey (2019-20 9 GDHS) was implemented by the Gambia Bureau of Statistics 9 1 7 4 5 5 (GBoS). The funding for the GDHS was provided by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development motional hysical eual hysical motional Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO), or seual physical or seual ActionAid International The Gambia, the Network Against Gender Based Violence, the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), emale ircumcision y and The Government of the Republic of The Gambia. ICF Percentage of women age 15-49 who are circumcised provided technical assistance through The DHS Program. The contents of this fact sheet are the sole responsibility of GBoS and anul Kuntaur ICF and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United 4% 54% Kerewan States Government, or other donor agencies. Kanifing Kanifing 4% 71% asse 97% ansaono ananbureh 0% 1% riama he ambia 7% 7%

38% of girls age 0-14 in Kanifing are circumcised, compared with 71% of women age 15-49. Kanifing: Key Results from the 2019-20 Gambia Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS)

The 2019-20 Gambia Demographic and Health Survey Childhood Mortality in Kani ng (GDHS) provides data for monitoring the health ertility y Deaths per 1,000 live births in the 10-year Total fertility rate for the 3 years before the survey situation of the population in The Gambia. The 2019- period before the survey nd 20 GDHS is the 2 Demographic and Health Survey anul Kuntaur .4 conducted in the country. The survey is based on a .1 Kerewan nationally representative sample. It provides estimates 5.4 58 Kanifing 47 at the national and LGA levels, as well as for urban . asse and rural areas. 5.7 30 ansaono ananbureh 17 5.4 5.7 11 riama he ambia 4.4 mproved anitation acility y 4.1 Neonatal Postneonatal Infant Child Under-5 Percentage of household population with an improved sanitation facility mortality mortality mortality mortality mortality anul Kuntaur 40% 9% Kerewan Modern Contraceptive Use in Kani ng 1 in 17 children in Kanifing die 0% Percentage of married women age 15-49 Kanifing before their 5th birthday. 91% asse using family planning 49% ansaono ananbureh 49% % ny modern 1 riama method 17 74% he ambia % 25% of married 7 women in Kanifing Vaccination Coverage in Kani ng nectables Percentage of children age 12-23 months vaccinated have an unmet need at any time before the survey mplants 5 for family planning. 98 95 94 91% of the household population in Kanifing 90 86 91 86 85 Kanifing 79 has an improved toilet; ills he ambia 100% of the household population in Kanifing have an improved source of drinking water. 1 BCG 1 2 3 1 2 3 Measles All None ANC and Delivery Care in Kani ng basic Educational Attainment in Kani ng Kanifing he ambia DPT/Pentavalent Polio Percent distribution of women age 15-49 by highest Percentage of women age 15-49 level of schooling attended or completed who had a live birth in the 5 Percentage of live births in the 5 years before the survey years before the survey tunting in ildren y 7 ore than Percentage of children under age 5 who are stunted 1 secondary 97 9 91 4 90 4 (too short for their age) 4 anul Kuntaur econdary 5% 5 10% Kerewan 17% 1 Kanifing rimary 1% 14 asse ananbureh 1% 5 o education ansaono 19% eceived elivered illed riama 1% from in a health he ambia 1% Kanifing he ambia assistance 17% *does not total 100 due to rounding silled provider facility at delivery