Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Senegal
Senegal: Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy was 97.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Senegal, 1986–2019
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Senegal stood at 97.6%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Senegal peaked at 97.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1986.
Senegal ranks 29th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 29.7% | — |
| 1993 | 74.2% | +149.8% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 78.8% | 74.2% | 83.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 79.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 93.3% | 97.7% | 8 |
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More reference data data for Senegal
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Senegal?
- Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Senegal was 97.6% in 2019, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1986.
- How does Senegal rank for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy?
- Senegal ranks 29th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of women who have had a live birth who were visited at least once during pregnancy by a skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.