Social Security expenditure on health in Senegal
Senegal: Social Security expenditure on health was 4.0% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Social Security expenditure on health in Senegal, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % government expenditure on health.
Analysis
In 2011, social security expenditure on health in Senegal stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security expenditure on health in Senegal peaked at 10.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 18th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Social Security expenditure on health in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % government expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.6% | — |
| 1996 | 9.7% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -54.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +1.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 4.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social Security expenditure on health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -54.0% | 8.3% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 2 |
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)
- 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 social security expenditure on health in Senegal?
- Social security expenditure on health in Senegal was 4.0% in 2011, according to World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/).
- What is the highest social security expenditure on health recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest social security expenditure on health recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for social security expenditure on health?
- Senegal ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is social security expenditure on health rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as part of Social Security expenditure on health (% government expenditure on health). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social security funds comprise the expenditure on health by social security institutions. Social security or national health insurance schemes are imposed and controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members of the community as a whole or to particular segments of the community. They include direct outlays to medical care providers and to suppliers of medical goods as well as reimbursements to households and the supply of services in kind to the enrollees.