Hospital beds per 1000 people in Senegal
Senegal: Hospital beds per 1000 people was 0.71 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.71
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
154th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.31
in 1960
All-time low
0.2475
in 1994
Years of data
11
1960–2019
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Senegal, 1960–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital beds per 1000 people in Senegal is 0.71, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, hospital beds per 1000 people in Senegal peaked at 1.31 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2475, in 1994.
That places Senegal 154th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Hospital beds per 1000 people in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.31 | — |
| 1970 | 1.3 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.29 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.524 | -59.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7296 | +39.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2475 | -66.1% |
| 1996 | 0.45 | +81.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.68 | +70.0% |
| 2016 | 0.72 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.71 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.524 | 0.524 | 0.524 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4568 | 0.2475 | 0.7296 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7033 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 3 |
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital beds per 1000 people in Senegal?
- Hospital beds per 1000 people in Senegal was 0.71 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 in 1960.
- What is the lowest hospital beds per 1000 people recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2475 in 1994.
- How does Senegal rank for hospital beds per 1000 people?
- Senegal ranks 154th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hospital beds per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).