Health in Tambacounda Region, Senegal: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Tambacounda was 67.7 years at the 2023 census (67.0 for men and 68.4 for women), 5th lowest of 14 regions (Senegal: 68.9).

Life expectancy at birth (2023 census)

67.7 years

2023

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

66.0

2023

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

85.6%

2023

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines

33.7%

2023

Children under 5 stunted

23.5%

2023

How many children die young in Tambacounda?

Out of every 1,000 babies born in Tambacounda, 49.8 die before their first birthday and 66.0 before their fifth, according to the 2023 census; the under-five rate is 6th lowest 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 Tambacounda?

The 2023 census recorded 80 maternal deaths in Tambacounda in the 12 months before the count, 244 for every 100,000 live births, 7th highest of 14 regions (Senegal: 236).

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Do women in Tambacounda give birth in a health facility?

85.6% of babies born in Tambacounda in the two years before the 2023 Demographic and Health Survey were delivered in a health facility, 4th 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 Tambacounda are vaccinated?

33.7% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Tambacounda had all basic vaccines in 2023, 22.5% had every vaccine in the national schedule and 25.7% had none; the 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 Tambacounda are malnourished?

23.5% of children under five in Tambacounda were stunted (too short for their age) in 2023, 17.8% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 26.6% underweight; the stunting rate is 4th 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 Tambacounda have health insurance?

7.5% of people in Tambacounda had any health cover (a mutual health insurance, insurance, a public scheme or free care for young children or over-60s) in 2023, 6th lowest of 14 regions (Senegal: 9.7%); 5.2% 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 Tambacounda have mosquito nets?

60.8% of households in Tambacounda owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net in 2023, 3rd 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 Tambacounda Region compares with other regions

Life expectancy at birth (2023 census) (2023)

Tambacounda Region ranks 10 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth (2023 census)
7	Matam Region	67.9 years
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

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

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

Tambacounda Region ranks 8 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)
5	Kaolack Region	73.1
6	Saint-Louis Region	71.5
7	Matam Region	70.8
8	Tambacounda Region	66.0
9	Kaffrine Region	63.7
10	Diourbel Region	59.9
11	Louga Region	55.4

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

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

Tambacounda Region ranks 11 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)

Tambacounda Region ranks 4 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)

Tambacounda Region ranks 14 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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