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: Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) Institutional Layout, P.O. Box 3504 The Gambia Brikama Kerewan Janjan- The Kani ng Mansa- bureh Gambia Serrekunda, The Gambia konko Telephone +220-437-7847

pousal iolence in erewan 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 Kerewan 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 1 2 29 (GBoS). The funding for the GDHS was provided by United 22 24 2 2 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 Banjul Kuntaur ICF and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United 54% 48% Kerewan Kerewan States Government, or other donor agencies. Kani ng 42% 71% Basse 97% Mansakonko 80% 61% Brikama The Gambia: 73% 78%

24% of girls age 0-14 in Kerewan are circumcised, compared with 42% of women age 15-49. Kerewan: Key Results from the 2019-20 Gambia Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS)

The 2019-20 Gambia Demographic and Health Survey ertility y ildood ortality in erewan (GDHS) provides data for monitoring the health Total fertility rate for the 3 years before the survey Deaths per 1,000 live births in the 10-year situation of the population in The Gambia. The 2019- period before the survey nd Banjul Kuntaur 20 GDHS is the 2 Demographic and Health Survey 6.4 3.1 Kerewan conducted in the country. The survey is based on a 5.4 2 nationally representative sample. It provides estimates Kani ng 3.3 Basse 49 at the national and LGA levels, as well as for urban 5.7 Janjanbureh 4 and rural areas. Mansakonko 5.4 5.7 Brikama The Gambia: 4.4 15 14 4.1 mproved anitation acility y eonatal ostneonatal nfant hild nder-5 Percentage of household population with an improved sanitation facility mortality mortality mortality mortality mortality Banjul Kuntaur 40% 98% Kerewan odern ontraceptive se in erewan 1 in 16 children in Kerewan die 60% Kani ng Percentage of married women age 15-49 before their 5th birthday. 91% Basse using family planning 49% Mansakonko Janjanbureh 49% 23% ny modern 21 Brikama method 1 74% The Gambia: 68% 25% of married women 9 in Kerewan have an accination overage in erewan nectables Percentage of children age 12-23 months vaccinated unmet need for family at any time before the survey planning. mplants 100 100 99 9 99 99 95 60% of the household population in Kerewan 95 91 Kerewan has an improved toilet; ills 2 2 he ambia 97% of the household population in Kerewan has an improved source of drinking water. 1 and elivery are in erewan 1 2 1 2 easles ll one Kerewan he ambia ducational ttainment in erewan entavalent olio basic Percentage of women age 15-49 Percent distribution of women age 15-49 by highest who had a live birth in the 5 Percentage of live births in the 5 level of schooling attended or completed years before the survey years before the survey 99 9 tunting in ildren y ore than 90 92 secondary 4 4 Percentage of children under age 5 who are stunted 4 (too short for their age) 42 econdary Banjul Kuntaur 25% 1 10% Kerewan 1 rimary Kani ng 17% 13% Basse 4 5 Janjanbureh 21% o education eceived elivered illed Mansakonko 19% from in a health assistance 16% silled provider facility Brikama The Gambia: 18% Kerewan he ambia at delivery 17% *does not total 100 due to rounding