Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal
Senegal: Share of births attended by skilled health staff was 74.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal, 1986–2019
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal is 74.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal peaked at 74.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1986.
That places Senegal 142nd out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22.0% | — |
| 1993 | 47.2% | +114.5% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | +25.4% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 46.5% | 48.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 51.9% | 58.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 50.5% | 74.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal?
- Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal was 74.5% in 2019, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1986.
- How does Senegal rank for share of births attended by skilled health staff?
- Senegal ranks 142nd out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births attended by skilled health staff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Skilled health staff refers to professionals trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.