Health in Senegal

Expenditure on health in Senegal was 4.7% of GDP in 2014, US$107 per capita.

Life expectancy at birth was estimated as 65 years for men in 2016 and 69 for women.

In 2001 data, 54% of the population of Senegal was below the poverty line, which has implications on people's wellbeing. Common medical problems in Senegal include child mortality, maternal death, malaria, and sexual diseases including HIV/AIDS. There is a high disparity in both the quality and extent of health services between urban and rural areas. The greatest problems in public health are in the East and South (Louga, Kaolack, and Tambacounda) and the region of Casamance.

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that Senegal is fulfilling 73.3% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.

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