Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Senegal
Senegal: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 68.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Senegal stood at 68.68. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Senegal peaked at 68.68 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.5, in 1950.
That places Senegal 172nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.22 | 36.5 | 39.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.88 | 39.67 | 40.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.79 | 40.79 | 47.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.24 | 48.29 | 56.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.18 | 56.67 | 57.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.69 | 57.62 | 63.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 | 64.22 | 67.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.71 | 66.87 | 68.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 169 Palau 69.27 compare
- 170 Botswana 69.16 compare
- 171 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 68.96 compare
- 173 Eritrea 68.62 compare
- 174 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.58 compare
- 175 Mauritania 68.48 compare
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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4921 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Senegal?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Senegal was 68.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.68 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5 in 1950.
- How does Senegal rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Senegal ranks 172nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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