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Senegal is a West African country with a population of 13 million people and a life expectancy at birth of 60 years (males) and 62 years (females). The National Health Plan 2009-2018 (PNDS) incorporates the priorities set in the National Strategy for Social and Economic Development as the basis for overall development in health and beyond. The PNDS, the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), and the Annual Work Plans (AWP) take into account the operational plans of the Local Government Health Authorities. To ensure implementation of the strategic priorities, the Ministry of Health works closely with various national and international actors, the latter being coordinated largely through UHC2030. In terms of health financing, WHO provided technical support and facilitated the process of validating the National Health Financing Strategy for UHC in 2017 and focuses now on implementing set targets towards UHC. You can access important country documents by clicking here.
| Key indicators: Senegal | |
|---|---|
| WHO region | Africa |
| Child health | |
| Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (2019) | 93 |
| Demographic and socioeconomic statistics | |
| Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) (2011) | 29.6 |
| Gender inequality index rank (2014) | 118 |
| Human development index rank (2014) | 170 |
| Health financing | |
| Total expenditure on health as a percentage of gross domestic product (2014) | 4.66 |
| Private expenditure on health as a percentage of total expenditure on health (2014) | 48.17 |
| General government expenditure on health as a percentage of total government expenditure (2014) | 8.04 |
| Health systems | |
| Physicians density (per 1000 population) (2016) | 0.068 |
| Nursing and midwifery personnel density (per 1000 population) (2016) | 0.309 |
| Mortality and global health estimates | |
| Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) (2018) | 20.6 (Both sexes) |
| Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births) (2018) | 43.6 (Both sexes) |
| 39.5 (Female) | |
| 47.5 (Male) | |
| Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (2017) | 315 [ 237 - 434 ] |
| Sustainable development goals | |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) (2016) | 64.7 (Male) |
| 68.7 (Female) | |
| 66.8 (Both sexes) | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) (2018) | 74 |
| World Health Statistics | |
| Population (in thousands) total (2016) | 15 412 |
| Population proportion under 15 (%) (2016) | 43.0 |
| Population proportion over 60 (%) (2016) | 2.1 |
| Literacy rate among adults aged >= 15 years (%) (2007-2012) | 50 |
