Health expenditure, private in Senegal
Senegal: Health expenditure, private was 41.7% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private in Senegal, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in % of total health expenditure.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 41.7% for health expenditure, private in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Senegal peaked at 67.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 38th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67.5% | — |
| 1996 | 63.7% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | -3.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 41.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.8%, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 41.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health expenditure, private in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -28.6% | 62.5% | 44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.8% | 63.0% | 67.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 43.2% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 41.7% | 43.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure, private in Senegal?
- Health expenditure, private in Senegal was 41.7% in 2011, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
- What is the highest health expenditure, private recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for health expenditure, private?
- Senegal ranks 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as part of Health expenditure, private (% of total health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).