Senegal's life expectancy rose from 57.3 yrs in 1995 to 68.9 yrs in 2024.
Senegal · Health
Longevity, mortality, health system capacity and risk factors.
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Senegal's healthy life expectancy at birth rose from 51.0 yrs in 2000 to 58.9 yrs in 2021.
Senegal's infant mortality fell from 75.7 ‰ in 1995 to 28.9 ‰ in 2024.
Senegal's under-5 mortality rate fell from 137.0 ‰ in 1995 to 36.5 ‰ in 2024.
Senegal's maternal mortality ratio fell from 579.0 /100k in 1994 to 237.0 /100k in 2023.
Senegal's ncd mortality fell from 24.5 % in 2000 to 21.4 % in 2021.
Senegal's suicide mortality rate fell from 7.1 /100k in 2000 to 6.8 /100k in 2021.
Senegal's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 24.8 /100k in 2000 to 23.5 /100k in 2019.
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- Health spendingup +0.3 pts146th of 192
- Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)up +15.4 %157th of 191
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)down −2.9 pts147th of 192
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- Physiciansdown −12.1 %57th of 63
- Nurses and midwivesdown −0.7 %76th of 79
- Hospital bedsdown −1.4 %124th of 137*
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- Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12–23 months)unchanged +0.0 pts119th of 192
- Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12–23 months)down −1.0 pts93rd of 192
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- Prevalence of HIV (ages 15–49)unchanged +0.0 pts58th of 148
- Incidence of tuberculosisdown −0.8 %156th of 208
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- Safe drinking waterup +0.3 pts131st of 148
- Safe sanitationup +0.9 pts108th of 141