Senegal

In brief

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 0.4 (2023). World rank 185 of 192 (1 = best); in Africa, 46 of 52. Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 3.8% (2024). World rank 12 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 8 of 54. Adults who use tobacco: 5.4% (2024). World rank 6 of 166 (1 = best); in Africa, 5 of 44. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 83.7% → 85.3%, higher education enrolment 10.9% → 15.3%, and children vaccinated against measles 80% → 87%. Better than all its neighbours (Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Mauritania): access to safe drinking water, access to basic sanitation, infant deaths per 1,000 births, deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births, and maternal deaths per 100,000 births.