Lesotho vs Senegal: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Lesotho
0.1655 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Senegal
0.1549 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Lesotho rank
34th
Senegal rank
37th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Lesotho
- Senegal
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.1655 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman in Senegal, a difference of 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Lesotho ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8892 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1960s | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 2.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.8972 under-five deaths per woman | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9479 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.5466 under-five deaths per woman | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6707 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.395 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8046 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4096 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.3906 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4958 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1052 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.2493 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2591 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.1815 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1752 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | Lesotho |
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, Lesotho or Senegal?
- Lesotho, at 0.1655 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 Lesotho and Senegal?
- 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Senegal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Senegal rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Lesotho ranks 34th 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).