Ethiopia vs Senegal: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Ethiopia
0.1509 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Senegal
0.1549 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
38th
Senegal rank
37th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Ethiopia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1509 under-five deaths per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.004 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Senegal ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | 2.13 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4055 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 1.91 under-five deaths per woman | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6916 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8046 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4239 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.6835 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4958 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1878 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.3138 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2591 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0547 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.2166 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1752 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0414 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1509 under-five deaths per woman in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Ethiopia and Senegal?
- 0.004 under-five deaths per woman, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Senegal?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Senegal rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Ethiopia ranks 38th 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).