Congo vs Senegal: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Congo
0.1647 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Senegal
0.1549 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Congo rank
35th
Senegal rank
37th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Congo
- Senegal
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.1647 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman in Senegal, a difference of 0.0098 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Senegal ahead.
Congo ranks 35th and Senegal ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | 2.3 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5961 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1950s | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6888 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1960s | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 2.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.7758 under-five deaths per woman | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.5528 under-five deaths per woman | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6646 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.5161 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8046 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2884 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.4198 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4958 under-five deaths per woman | 0.076 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.2499 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2591 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.1766 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1752 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Congo or Senegal?
- Congo, at 0.1647 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Congo and Senegal?
- 0.0098 under-five deaths per woman, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Senegal?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Senegal rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Congo ranks 35th and Senegal ranks 37th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).