Senegal vs Tanzania: Infant mortality rate by sex
Senegal
2.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania
2.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal rank
51st
Tanzania rank
49th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Senegal
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.57 deaths per 100 live births against 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.45 deaths per 100 live births | 11.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.98 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1960s | 11.61 deaths per 100 live births | 11.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3667 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 10.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2013 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 6.8 deaths per 100 live births | 9.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4462 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0484 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Senegal or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.57 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 Senegal and Tanzania?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Tanzania rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Senegal ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 49th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .