Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Senegal
Senegal: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 58.9 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Senegal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Senegal is 58.9, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Senegal peaked at 59.87 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.95, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 128th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.95 | — |
| 2001 | 51.55 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 52 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 52.84 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 53.52 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.2 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 54.81 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 55.52 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 56.13 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 56.61 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 57 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 57.36 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.67 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.96 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.33 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.67 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 59.02 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 59.32 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.59 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.87 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 59.63 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 58.9 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.81 | 50.95 | 56.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.48 | 57 | 59.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.27 | 58.9 | 59.63 | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2949 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5861 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Senegal?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Senegal was 58.9 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 59.87 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.95 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Senegal ranks 128th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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