What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between European Union and Senegal?

25.7 per 1,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Senegal?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union vs Senegal: Mortality rate, infant

European Union

3.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Senegal

28.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

European Union rank

46th

Senegal rank

49th

Mortality rate, infant over time

European Union
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 28.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in European Union, a difference of 25.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Senegal's figure about 9.0 times European Union's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 49th of 47 groups.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.05 per 1,000 live births	74.96 per 1,000 live births	66.91 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2000s	4.97 per 1,000 live births	56.93 per 1,000 live births	51.96 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2010s	3.59 per 1,000 live births	37.83 per 1,000 live births	34.24 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2020s	3.21 per 1,000 live births	31.26 per 1,000 live births	28.05 per 1,000 live births	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, European Union or Senegal?: Senegal, at 28.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.2 per 1,000 live births in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between European Union and Senegal?: 25.7 per 1,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Senegal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do European Union and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: European Union ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 49th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.