Senegal vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Senegal
32.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
32.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal rank
52nd
South Africa rank
51st

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Senegal
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 32.4 per 1,000 live births against 32.3 per 1,000 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 51st of 197 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 219.97 per 1,000 live births 99.85 per 1,000 live births 120.12 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1980s 165.55 per 1,000 live births 68.46 per 1,000 live births 97.09 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1990s 128.75 per 1,000 live births 55.58 per 1,000 live births 73.17 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2000s 88.01 per 1,000 live births 69.22 per 1,000 live births 18.79 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2010s 48.31 per 1,000 live births 37.15 per 1,000 live births 11.16 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2020s 35.7 per 1,000 live births 31.74 per 1,000 live births 3.96 per 1,000 live births Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Senegal or South Africa?
South Africa, at 32.4 per 1,000 live births against 32.3 per 1,000 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Senegal and South Africa?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Senegal and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Senegal ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 51st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (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

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.