Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 205.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 205.61 for annual healthcare expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Senegal peaked at 205.61 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.7, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 159th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.7 | — |
| 2001 | 75.24 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 80.12 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 91.55 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 102.17 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 86.36 | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 91.15 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 85.35 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 90.5 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 100.1 | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 107.24 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 113.15 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 117.95 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 121.43 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 125.27 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 131.09 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 131.99 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 134.67 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 149.81 | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 163.99 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 193.07 | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 185.74 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 183.65 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 205.61 | +12.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 205.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 274.47, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 205.61 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 207.24, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.22 | 69.7 | 102.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.66 | 107.24 | 163.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 192.02 | 183.65 | 205.61 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Senegal?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Senegal was 205.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 205.61 in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- Senegal ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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