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HEALTH PROFILE: Senegal

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Senegal SENEGAL POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Senegal
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Senegal SENEGAL LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    66.8
    70.1
    128
    132
    Age 5
    70.2
    73.1
    119
    132
    Age 10
    70.6
    73.5
    117
    133
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.7
    115
    133
    Age 20
    71.2
    74.0
    114
    131
    Age 25
    71.6
    74.3
    114
    132
    Age 30
    72.1
    74.6
    113
    131
    Age 35
    72.5
    75.0
    111
    130
    Age 40
    73.1
    75.5
    111
    130
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.1
    109
    130
    Age 50
    74.7
    76.9
    109
    132
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.8
    109
    131
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.9
    110
    131
    Age 65
    79.0
    80.4
    110
    126
    Age 70
    81.1
    82.2
    111
    121
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.4
    108
    116
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.1
    108
    110
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.3
    100
    105
    Senegal SENEGAL TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.21
    95
    2. Stroke
    87.45
    88
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.75
    50
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    51.31
    33
    5. Malaria
    42.82
    21
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.84
    64
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    35.06
    35
    8. Kidney Disease
    32.13
    47
    9. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    10. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    11. Liver Disease
    27.51
    63
    12. Tuberculosis
    23.25
    48
    13. Lung Disease
    23.01
    88
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.92
    36
    15. Hypertension
    17.73
    95
    16. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    17. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    18. Asthma
    13.53
    46
    19. Meningitis
    12.50
    28
    20. Maternal Conditions
    12.22
    25
    21. Other Injuries
    11.48
    50
    22. Suicide
    10.99
    62
    23. HIV/AIDS
    10.34
    58
    24. Violence
    9.23
    56
    25. Falls
    8.73
    37
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Low Birth Weight
    8.37
    52
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.93
    41
    28. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.71
    60
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    6.44
    45
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.11
    46
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    30
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.54
    75
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    36. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    37. Malnutrition
    3.50
    62
    38. Fires
    3.34
    40
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    40. Pertussis
    2.69
    28
    41. Epilepsy
    2.64
    40
    42. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    43. Drownings
    2.51
    89
    44. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.31
    18
    47. Poisonings
    2.22
    41
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    49. Skin Disease
    2.18
    53
    50. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    Senegal SENEGAL TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,184
    9.26
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,224
    8.03
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,343
    6.89
    4. Stroke
    5,342
    6.89
    5. Malaria
    4,595
    5.92
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,832
    4.94
    7. Low Birth Weight
    3,636
    4.69
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,448
    4.45
    9. Tuberculosis
    2,678
    3.45
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,395
    3.09
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,364
    3.05
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,210
    2.85
    13. Liver Disease
    2,147
    2.77
    14. Maternal Conditions
    1,669
    2.15
    15. Meningitis
    1,628
    2.10
    16. Other Injuries
    1,512
    1.95
    17. Cervical Cancer
    1,405
    1.81
    18. Lung Disease
    1,351
    1.74
    19. Violence
    1,247
    1.61
    20. HIV/AIDS
    1,186
    1.53
    21. Hypertension
    1,095
    1.41
    22. Liver Cancer
    1,087
    1.40
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,041
    1.34
    24. Suicide
    978
    1.26
    25. Asthma
    936
    1.21
      Deaths %
    26. Alzheimers & Dementia
    879
    1.13
    27. Breast Cancer
    861
    1.11
    28. Pertussis
    771
    0.99
    29. Prostate Cancer
    642
    0.83
    30. Falls
    622
    0.80
    31. Stomach Cancer
    557
    0.72
    32. Malnutrition
    494
    0.64
    33. Drownings
    494
    0.64
    34. Fires
    448
    0.58
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    433
    0.56
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    426
    0.55
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    384
    0.50
    38. Epilepsy
    330
    0.43
    39. Lymphomas
    315
    0.41
    40. Poisonings
    315
    0.41
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    273
    0.35
    42. Ovary Cancer
    220
    0.28
    43. Oral Cancer
    208
    0.27
    44. Lung Cancers
    180
    0.23
    45. Schistosomiasis
    176
    0.23
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    166
    0.21
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    159
    0.21
    48. Skin Disease
    159
    0.21
    49. Measles
    158
    0.20
    50. Bladder Cancer
    155
    0.20
    Senegal SENEGAL CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    8. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    126
    16. Leukemia
    1.02
    169
    Senegal SENEGAL HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    0.7
    165
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    12.6
    0.6
    150
    155
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    4.0
    12.9
    158
    145
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.05
    98
    Senegal SENEGAL LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    40.2
    41.2
    40.7
    142
    147
    143
    1970
    44.6
    45.5
    45.0
    141
    145
    142
    1980
    50.6
    51.7
    51.1
    134
    143
    140
    1990
    56.4
    58.5
    57.4
    136
    141
    138
    2000
    56.0
    59.0
    57.5
    143
    145
    143
    2010
    62.6
    65.8
    64.3
    132
    136
    135
    2019
    66.8
    70.1
    68.6
    128
    132
    129
    Senegal SENEGAL DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    16.082m
    71
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.94
    171
    Population 0-14
    40.4%
    25
    Population 15-64
    56.5%
    168
    Population 65 +
    3.1%
    167
    Birth Rate / 1000
    31.51
    27
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.08
    163
    Fertility Rate
    3.97
    29
    Infant Mortality
    47.72
    28
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    176
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.01
    178
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.90
    187
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.77
    116
    Net Migration
    -1.24
    125
    Population Growth
    2.25%
    32
    Literacy Total
    51.9%
    161
    Literacy Male
    64.8%
    142
    Literacy Female
    39.8%
    146
    Unemployment
    48.0%
    3
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    68.6
    129
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    59.4
    133
    GDP per Capita USD
    $3,300
    156

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    89,053
    1,971
    4/1/24
    Senegal COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Senegal causes.

     
     
    Senegal COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Senegal COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.