Births attended by skilled health personnel in Senegal
Senegal: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 93.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health personnel in Senegal is 93.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Senegal peaked at 93.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2013.
That places Senegal 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.0% | — |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 52.0% | 58.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 51.0% | 74.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Senegal?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Senegal was 93.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Senegal ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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