Births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal
Senegal: Births attended by skilled health staff was 74.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal, 1986–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2019, births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal stood at 74.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 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.
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% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 74.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 89% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 74.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal was 74.5% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1986.
- How does Senegal rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Senegal ranks 142nd out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is 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 State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel 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.