Private health expenditure per person in Senegal
Senegal: Private health expenditure per person was 114.38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, private health expenditure per person in Senegal stood at 114.38. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Senegal peaked at 114.38 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.33, in 2000.
That places Senegal 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Private health expenditure per person in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.33 | — |
| 2001 | 43.6 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 48.95 | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 55.96 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 63.59 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 43.17 | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 43.58 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 47.42 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 48.84 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 56.65 | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 63.1 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 68.36 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 73.23 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 77.57 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 71.43 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 75.2 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 75.96 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.28 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 81.43 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 93.79 | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 96.09 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 101.08 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 106.75 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 114.38 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.41 | 42.33 | 63.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.74 | 63.1 | 93.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.57 | 96.09 | 114.38 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Senegal?
- Private health expenditure per person in Senegal was 114.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 114.38 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.33 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Senegal ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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