Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 in Senegal
Senegal: Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 was 18.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 in Senegal stood at 18.3%.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 in Senegal peaked at 31.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2013.
That places Senegal 12th 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): Q4 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.4% | — |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +57.7% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 22.9% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.2% | 31.9% | 8 |
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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)
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- 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): q4 in Senegal?
- Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 in Senegal was 18.3% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4?
- Senegal ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q4 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of diarrhea: Percentage of children under age five years who had diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey.