Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 2.7 million
If you were born in the Gambia
Right now, about 0.06% of the babies born on Earth are born in the Gambia: 1 in 1,607, about 82,092 a year, or one every 384 minutes.
The chance that a baby born in the Gambia dies before turning five is 4.4%, about 6.7 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 67.9 years for women and 63.9 years for men.
Life in the Gambia, in numbers
Life expectancy65.9 yearswomen 67.9 · men 63.9United States 79.3 years · 31st lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 54.4%43.8 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 36th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 13.4%33.7 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 39th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth458 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 17th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman4.01total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 26th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling9.0 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 16th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment13%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 45th lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$2,964GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 25th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.39Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 53rd highest of 172 countries
People living in cities64%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 83rd highest of 172 countries
People working in farming29%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 64th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet49%United States 94% · 48th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1823%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 54th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket28%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 83rd lowest of 172 countries
HIV1.49%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 29th highest of 172 countries
Homicide2 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 70th lowest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 30th highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 23% · women 1%
Life satisfaction4.49 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 39th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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