Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Senegal
Senegal: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 28.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Senegal, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 28.4% for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Senegal peaked at 50.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2022.
That places Senegal 41st out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50.3% | — |
| 2004 | 49.2% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -32.3% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.1% | 30.8% | 50.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 34.9% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 28.4% | 28.6% | 3 |
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More population data for Senegal
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.7576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 32,563 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.44 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4124 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 244.19 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.10 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Senegal?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Senegal was 28.4% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Senegal ranks 41st out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.