Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Senegal
Senegal: Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection was 54.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Senegal stood at 54.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Senegal peaked at 54.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +74.1% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +13.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 54.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 54.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.5%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 27.0% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 42.2% | 53.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 1 |
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 care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Senegal?
- Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Senegal was 54.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection?
- Senegal ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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