Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Senegal
Senegal: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 3.95 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Senegal, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3.95 million for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Senegal peaked at 12.01 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.31 million, in 2022.
That places Senegal 47th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.72 million | — |
| 2011 | 8.84 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.84 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.15 million | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 11.79 million | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 11.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.64 million | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.01 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.06 million | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 8.82 million | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 5.59 million | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 5.76 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.31 million | -42.7% |
| 2023 | 4.10 million | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 3.95 million | -3.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.95 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.21 million, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.95 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.53 million, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -42.7% | 5.76 million | 3.31 million |
| 2020 | -36.6% | 8.82 million | 5.59 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.27 million | 8.72 million | 12.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 million | 3.31 million | 5.76 million | 5 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Senegal?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Senegal was 3.95 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.01 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 million in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- Senegal ranks 47th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).