Egypt vs Senegal: Number of child deaths by age
Egypt
3,664 deaths
in 2024
Senegal
3,902 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
42nd
Senegal rank
39th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Egypt
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3,902 deaths against 3,664 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 238 deaths.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160,198 deaths | 29,965 deaths | 130,233 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 115,304 deaths | 32,161 deaths | 83,143 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 57,818 deaths | 24,547 deaths | 33,270 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 24,140 deaths | 20,188 deaths | 3,952 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 10,358 deaths | 14,594 deaths | 4,237 deaths | Senegal |
| 2010s | 6,386 deaths | 7,501 deaths | 1,115 deaths | Senegal |
| 2020s | 4,196 deaths | 4,518 deaths | 321.8 deaths | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Egypt or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3,902 deaths against 3,664 deaths in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Egypt and Senegal?
- 238 deaths, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Senegal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Senegal rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Egypt ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 39th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .