The prevalence of undernourishment in Senegal is now 7.5%, marking a 0.1% (1.4%) increase compared to 2019.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Senegal
Undernourishment
Undernourishment
Overweight children
Male overweight children
Female overweight children
Severe wasting in children
Male severe wasting in children
Female severe wasting in children
Stunting in children
Male stunting in children
Female stunting in children
Underweight children
Male underweight children
Female underweight children
Wasting in children
Male wasting in children
Female wasting in children
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 2001 to 2020
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Senegal's Undernourishment?
As of 2020 Senegal's Undernourishment was 7.5.
How does Senegal's Undernourishment compare to other regions?
Senegal's Undernourishment was ranked 106th in 2020
Similar regions to Senegal
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More indicators for Senegal
Newborns protected against tetanus
96%
1%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
2.6
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar76
intl dollar3
(2020)
Birth registration
78.7%
1.9%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
25.5%
0.1%
(2019)
Senegal Undernourishment between 2001 and 2020
Period | Undernourishment | Change |
---|---|---|
2020 | 7.5% | 0.1% |
2019 | 7.4% | 0.4% |
2018 | 7.8% | 0.7% |
2017 | 8.5% | 1% |
2016 | 9.5% | 1.2% |
2015 | 10.7% | 1.1% |
2014 | 11.8% | 0.2% |
2013 | 12% | 0.1% |
2012 | 11.9% | 0.4% |
2011 | 11.5% | 0.2% |
2010 | 11.3% | 0.3% |
2009 | 11% | 0.9% |
2008 | 11.9% | 1.7% |
2007 | 13.6% | 2.9% |
2006 | 16.5% | 1.6% |
2005 | 18.1% | 1.5% |
2004 | 19.6% | 1.8% |
2003 | 21.4% | 1.5% |
2002 | 22.9% | 1.2% |
2001 | 24.1% |
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