Medical doctors in Senegal
Senegal: Medical doctors was 1.24 in 2024. β² Rising
Medical doctors in Senegal, 2004β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Senegal is 1.24, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Senegal peaked at 1.24 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.54, in 2004.
That places Senegal 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.78 | 0.69 | 0.88 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 0.82 | 1.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 168 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 1.56 compare
- 169 South Sudan, Republic of 1.49 compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 1.34 compare
- 172 Guinea 1.15 compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 1.07 compare
- 174 Madagascar, Republic of 1.03 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Senegal?
- Medical doctors in Senegal was 1.24 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for medical doctors?
- Senegal ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. 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 (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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