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