Senegal vs Yemen: Number of child deaths by age

Senegal
3,902 deaths
in 2024
Yemen
5,678 deaths
in 2024
Senegal rank
39th
Yemen rank
37th

Number of child deaths by age over time

  • Senegal
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 5,678 deaths against 3,902 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 1,776 deaths.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.5 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Yemen ahead.

Senegal ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 37th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 31,324 deaths 42,728 deaths 11,403 deaths Yemen
1970s 32,161 deaths 33,728 deaths 1,567 deaths Yemen
1980s 24,547 deaths 22,032 deaths 2,515 deaths Senegal
1990s 20,188 deaths 16,466 deaths 3,722 deaths Senegal
2000s 14,594 deaths 10,162 deaths 4,432 deaths Senegal
2010s 7,501 deaths 7,520 deaths 18.9 deaths Yemen
2020s 4,518 deaths 6,400 deaths 1,882 deaths Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Senegal or Yemen?
Yemen, at 5,678 deaths against 3,902 deaths in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Senegal and Yemen?
1,776 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Yemen?
62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Yemen rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
Senegal ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 37th 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

Indicator
Number of child deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .