Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2 in Senegal
Senegal: Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2 was 15.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q2 in Senegal is 15.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.2% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q2 in Senegal peaked at 32.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2019.
That places Senegal 25th out of 40 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.7% | — |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +35.4% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +42.6% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 27.9% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 15.5% | 27.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 22 Cameroon 15.9% compare
- 23 Mauritania 15.6% compare
- 23 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.6% compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 15.5% compare
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.6% compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 13.3% 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)
- 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 prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q2 in Senegal?
- Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q2 in Senegal was 15.5% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q2?
- Senegal ranks 25th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q2 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Prevalence of diarrhea: Percentage of children under age five years who had diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey.