Senegal vs Tanzania: Infant mortality rate
Senegal
2.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania
2.87 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal rank
49th
Tanzania rank
50th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Senegal
- Tanzania
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2.89 deaths per 100 live births against 2.87 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 49th and Tanzania ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.33 deaths per 100 live births | 12.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1960s | 12.46 deaths per 100 live births | 11.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4852 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 11.28 deaths per 100 live births | 11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2809 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 8.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.884 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 4.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3462 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0357 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Senegal or Tanzania?
- Senegal, at 2.89 deaths per 100 live births against 2.87 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Senegal and Tanzania?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Senegal 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?
- Senegal ranks 49th and Tanzania ranks 50th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .