Health in Sédhiou Region, Senegal: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Sédhiou was 62.9 years at the 2023 census (62.6 for men and 63.0 for women), 3rd lowest of 14 regions (Senegal: 68.9).

Life expectancy at birth (2023 census)

62.9 years

2023

Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (2023 census)

100.7

2023

Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)

81.6%

2023

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines

57.5%

2023

Children under 5 stunted

24.5%

2023

How many children die young in Sédhiou?

Out of every 1,000 babies born in Sédhiou, 69.3 die before their first birthday and 100.7 before their fifth, according to the 2023 census; the under-five rate is 3rd highest of 13 regions with data (Senegal: 48.3 and 66.7).

Source: Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) · saved copy

How many women die in childbirth in Sédhiou?

The 2023 census recorded 59 maternal deaths in Sédhiou in the 12 months before the count, 306 for every 100,000 live births, 5th highest of 14 regions (Senegal: 236).

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Do women in Sédhiou give birth in a health facility?

81.6% of babies born in Sédhiou in the two years before the 2023 Demographic and Health Survey were delivered in a health facility, the lowest of 14 regions (Senegal: 92.3%).

Source: ANSD with the Ministry of Health and Social Action and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How many children in Sédhiou are vaccinated?

57.5% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Sédhiou had all basic vaccines in 2023, 42.5% had every vaccine in the national schedule and 10.5% had none; 4th lowest of 14 regions for basic vaccines (Senegal: 64.0%, 43.3% and 5.9%).

Source: ANSD with the Ministry of Health and Social Action and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How many children in Sédhiou are malnourished?

24.5% of children under five in Sédhiou were stunted (too short for their age) in 2023, 12.8% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 23.3% underweight; the stunting rate is 3rd highest of 14 regions (Senegal: 17.5%).

Source: ANSD with the Ministry of Health and Social Action and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Do people in Sédhiou have health insurance?

5.7% of people in Sédhiou had any health cover (a mutual health insurance, insurance, a public scheme or free care for young children or over-60s) in 2023, 3rd lowest of 14 regions (Senegal: 9.7%); 2.5% belonged to a community mutual health insurance.

Source: ANSD with the Ministry of Health and Social Action and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Do households in Sédhiou have mosquito nets?

73.9% of households in Sédhiou owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net in 2023, 7th lowest of 14 regions (Senegal: 60.6%).

Source: ANSD with the Ministry of Health and Social Action and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How Sédhiou Region compares with other regions

Life expectancy at birth (2023 census) (2023)

Sédhiou Region ranks 12 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth (2023 census)
8	Saint-Louis Region	67.8 years
9	Kaolack Region	67.8 years
10	Tambacounda Region	67.7 years
11	Kédougou Region	63.8 years
12	Sédhiou Region	62.9 years
13	Ziguinchor Region	62.8 years
14	Kolda Region	62.7 years

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Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (2023 census) (2023)

Sédhiou Region ranks 3 of 13, highest first. Fatick is left out: its printed rate contradicts the boys' rate in the same table.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (2023 census)
1	Kolda Region	101.5
2	Ziguinchor Region	101.4
3	Sédhiou Region	100.7
4	Kédougou Region	94.6
5	Kaolack Region	73.1
6	Saint-Louis Region	71.5
7	Matam Region	70.8

Source: Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) · saved copy

Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey) (2023)

Sédhiou Region ranks 14 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)
8	Kolda Region	88.5%
9	Kédougou Region	87.6%
10	Saint-Louis Region	85.9%
11	Tambacounda Region	85.6%
12	Kaffrine Region	85.4%
13	Matam Region	81.7%
14	Sédhiou Region	81.6%

Source: ANSD with the Ministry of Health and Social Action and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Children under 5 stunted (2023)

Sédhiou Region ranks 3 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
1	Kaffrine Region	28.4%
2	Matam Region	25.3%
3	Sédhiou Region	24.5%
4	Tambacounda Region	23.5%
5	Saint-Louis Region	22.9%
6	Kédougou Region	21.3%
7	Louga Region	18.0%

Source: ANSD with the Ministry of Health and Social Action and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2023)

Sédhiou Region ranks 11 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
8	Saint-Louis Region	65.9%
9	Thiès Region	65.2%
10	Kédougou Region	62.2%
11	Sédhiou Region	57.5%
12	Matam Region	51.0%
13	Diourbel Region	49.0%
14	Tambacounda Region	33.7%

Source: ANSD with the Ministry of Health and Social Action and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

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Sources

ANSD with the Ministry of Health and Social Action and ICF (The DHS Program): Senegal Continuous Demographic and Health Survey 2023 (EDS-Continue 2023), tables volume (July 2024): Tables 2.12, 2.18, 5.2, 9.7, 10.4, 11.1 and 12.1 by region, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c1fffc1c6f81…)
Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD): RGPH-5 2023 final report, chapter 5: mortality (Tables V-18, V-20, V-22 and V-25 by region), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 22bfde37cb9b…)

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