Life expectancy vs. health spending in Senegal
Senegal: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 68.68 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Senegal stood at 68.68 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Senegal peaked at 68.68 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.5 years, in 1950.
Senegal ranks 179th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.22 years | 36.5 years | 39.53 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.88 years | 39.67 years | 40.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.79 years | 40.79 years | 47.48 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.24 years | 48.29 years | 56.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.18 years | 56.67 years | 57.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.69 years | 57.62 years | 63.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 years | 64.22 years | 67.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.71 years | 66.87 years | 68.68 years | 4 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 242,897 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 5.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 7.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 226,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 246,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 223,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 244,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 221,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 238,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Senegal?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Senegal was 68.68 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.68 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5 years in 1950.
- How does Senegal rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Senegal ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.