Health in Thiès Region, Senegal: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Thiès was 71.3 years at the 2023 census (70.0 for men and 72.7 for women), 2nd highest of 14 regions (Senegal: 68.9).

Life expectancy at birth (2023 census)

71.3 years

2023

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

52.9

2023

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

97.3%

2023

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines

65.2%

2023

Children under 5 stunted

15.9%

2023

How many children die young in Thiès?

Out of every 1,000 babies born in Thiès, 40.0 die before their first birthday and 52.9 before their fifth, according to the 2023 census; the under-five rate is 2nd 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 Thiès?

The 2023 census recorded 101 maternal deaths in Thiès in the 12 months before the count, 177 for every 100,000 live births, 3rd lowest of 14 regions (Senegal: 236).

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Do women in Thiès give birth in a health facility?

97.3% of babies born in Thiès in the two years before the 2023 Demographic and Health Survey were delivered in a health facility, 2nd highest 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 Thiès are vaccinated?

65.2% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Thiès had all basic vaccines in 2023, 46.9% had every vaccine in the national schedule and 2.5% had none; 6th 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 Thiès are malnourished?

15.9% of children under five in Thiès were stunted (too short for their age) in 2023, 6.7% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 12.5% underweight; the stunting rate is joint 4th lowest 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 Thiès have health insurance?

7.7% of people in Thiès had any health cover (a mutual health insurance, insurance, a public scheme or free care for young children or over-60s) in 2023, 7th highest of 14 regions (Senegal: 9.7%); 2.9% 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 Thiès have mosquito nets?

52.9% of households in Thiès owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net in 2023, 2nd 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 Thiès Region compares with other regions

Life expectancy at birth (2023 census) (2023)

Thiès Region ranks 2 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth (2023 census)
1	Dakar Region	71.9 years
2	Thiès Region	71.3 years
3	Louga Region	70.9 years
4	Diourbel Region	70.0 years
5	Kaffrine Region	69.2 years
6	Fatick Region	69.1 years
7	Matam Region	67.9 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)

Thiès Region ranks 12 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)
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
12	Thiès Region	52.9
13	Dakar Region	51.1

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

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

Thiès Region ranks 2 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)
1	Dakar Region	98.9%
2	Thiès Region	97.3%
3	Ziguinchor Region	96.3%
4	Diourbel Region	94.2%
5	Louga Region	93.8%
6	Kaolack Region	93.1%
7	Fatick Region	91.5%

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

Children under 5 stunted (2023)

Thiès Region ranks 10 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
7	Louga Region	18.0%
8	Kolda Region	17.9%
9	Diourbel Region	17.5%
10	Thiès Region	15.9%
11	Fatick Region	15.9%
12	Kaolack Region	14.6%
13	Dakar Region	10.4%

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)

Thiès Region ranks 9 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
6	Dakar Region	67.7%
7	Louga Region	66.1%
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%

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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