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.[1]
In 2001 data, 54% of the population of Senegal was below the poverty line, which has implications on people's wellbeing.[2] Common medical problems in Senegal include child mortality, maternal death, malaria, and sexual diseases including HIV/AIDS.[3] There is a high disparity in both the quality and extent of health services between urban and rural areas.[3] 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[4] finds that Senegal is fulfilling 73.3% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[5]
- ^ "Senegal". WHO. 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Senegal", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-08-29, retrieved 2023-09-05
- ^ a b Heyen-Perschon, Jürgen. "Report on current situation in the health sector of Senegal and possible roles for non-motorised transport interventions." Institution for Transportation and Development Policy. (2005). Accessed March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Senegal - Human Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
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