Medical doctors in Senegal
Senegal: Medical doctors was 2,289 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Senegal, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Senegal is 2,289, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Senegal peaked at 2,289 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 594, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 131st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 667.5 | 594 | 741 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,218 | 1,066 | 1,435 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,908 | 1,384 | 2,289 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 128 Burkina Faso 2,518 compare
- 129 Rwanda 2,517 compare
- 130 Malta 2,515 compare
- 132 Malawi 1,815 compare
- 133 Iceland 1,801 compare
- 134 Luxembourg 1,780 compare
- 134 South Sudan 1,780 compare
More health data for Senegal
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 169,448 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 172,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 178,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 175,577 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Senegal?
- Medical doctors in Senegal was 2,289 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,289 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 594 in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for medical doctors?
- Senegal ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.4%. 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 Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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