NLAID - Activity in Senegal
Information on Senegal
Birth rate 36.73 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight 14.5% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 56
Climate tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind
Death rate 9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
Environment - current issues wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing
Infant mortality ratetotal 56.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male 62.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female 49.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Languages French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Life expectancy at birthtotal population 59.78 years
male 57.85 years
female 61.77 years (2011 est.)
Literacydefinition age 15 and over can read and write
total population 39.3%
male 51.1%
female 29.2% (2002 est.)
Maternal mortality rate 410 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 34
Natural resources fish, phosphates, iron ore
Population 12,643,799 (July 2011 est.)
Population growth rate 2.557% (2011 est.)
Religions Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total 8 years
male 8 years
female 7 years (2008)
Project code NL-1-PPR-19934
Project code NL-1-PPR-22898
Project code NL-1-PPR-18052
Project code NL-1-PPR-17768
Project code NL-1-PPR-21007
Project code NL-1-PPR-14769
Project code NL-1-PPR-18559
Project code NL-1-PPR-18060
Project code NL-1-PPR-18058
Project code NL-1-PPR-21459
Project code NL-1-PPR-14424
Project code NL-1-PPR-18810
Project code NL-1-PPR-22751
Project code NL-1-PPR-21803
Project code NL-1-PPR-21347
Project code NL-1-PPR-18074
Project code NL-1-PPR-22200
Project code NL-1-PPR-22492
Project code NL-1-PPR-20339
Project code NL-1-PPR-19965
Project code NL-1-PPR-19944