What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between North America and Senegal?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for North America 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North America vs Senegal: Mortality rate, neonatal

North America

3.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Senegal

20.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

North America rank

42nd

Senegal rank

41st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

North America
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 20.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in North America, a difference of 17.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Senegal's figure about 5.8 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 41st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.03 per 1,000 live births	39.67 per 1,000 live births	34.64 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2000s	4.43 per 1,000 live births	32.12 per 1,000 live births	27.69 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2010s	3.88 per 1,000 live births	25.46 per 1,000 live births	21.58 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2020s	3.54 per 1,000 live births	22.42 per 1,000 live births	18.88 per 1,000 live births	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, North America or Senegal?: Senegal, at 20.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between North America and Senegal?: 17.3 per 1,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Senegal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do North America and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: North America ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 41st 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, neonatal (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, neonatal (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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.