Low birth weight number in Senegal
Senegal: Low birth weight number was 93.7 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
93.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 157 countries
All-time high
95
in 2014
All-time low
84.3
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Senegal, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 93.7 for low birth weight number in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Senegal peaked at 95 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.3, in 2000.
That places Senegal 28th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.3 | — |
| 2001 | 84.7 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.2 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 86 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 86.4 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.6 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 89.2 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 89.3 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.9 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.7 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 92.3 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.3 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.2 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 94.8 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 95 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.9 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 93.4 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.9 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.7 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.7 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 93.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 93.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 2.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.43 | 84.3 | 91.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.79 | 92.3 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7 | 93.7 | 93.7 | 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 low birth weight number in Senegal?
- Low birth weight number in Senegal was 93.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for low birth weight number?
- Senegal ranks 28th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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