Dominican Republic vs Senegal: Infant mortality rate by sex

Dominican Republic
2.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
2.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
50th
Senegal rank
51st

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Senegal
51015195019872024

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2.52 deaths per 100 live births against 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Senegal ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 50th and Senegal ranks 51st of 199 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 9.74 deaths per 100 live births 13.45 deaths per 100 live births 3.71 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
1960s 9.52 deaths per 100 live births 11.61 deaths per 100 live births 2.1 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
1970s 7.49 deaths per 100 live births 10.49 deaths per 100 live births 3 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
1980s 5.29 deaths per 100 live births 7.97 deaths per 100 live births 2.68 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
1990s 3.71 deaths per 100 live births 6.8 deaths per 100 live births 3.09 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
2000s 2.87 deaths per 100 live births 5.03 deaths per 100 live births 2.17 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
2010s 2.81 deaths per 100 live births 3.28 deaths per 100 live births 0.4666 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
2020s 2.64 deaths per 100 live births 2.72 deaths per 100 live births 0.0729 deaths per 100 live births Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Dominican Republic or Senegal?
Dominican Republic, at 2.52 deaths per 100 live births against 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Dominican Republic and Senegal?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Senegal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Senegal rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Dominican Republic ranks 50th and Senegal ranks 51st 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
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, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .