Expenditure on health in Senegal was 4.7% of its 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]