Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 in Senegal
Senegal: Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 was 17.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 in Senegal stood at 17.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 in Senegal peaked at 29.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2017.
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): Q5 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.1% | — |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +38.6% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +39.1% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.0% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 13.9% | 24.6% | 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)
- 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): q5 in Senegal?
- Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 in Senegal was 17.1% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5?
- Senegal ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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.