What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Dominica and Senegal?

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

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominica vs Senegal: Mortality rate, under-5

Dominica

35.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Senegal

36.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Dominica rank

52nd

Senegal rank

50th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Dominica
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 36.5 per 1,000 live births against 35.7 per 1,000 live births in Dominica, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Dominica ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 50th of 197 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	93.26 per 1,000 live births	295.72 per 1,000 live births	202.46 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
1970s	39.63 per 1,000 live births	254.04 per 1,000 live births	214.41 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
1980s	21.53 per 1,000 live births	173.42 per 1,000 live births	151.89 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
1990s	18.47 per 1,000 live births	136.12 per 1,000 live births	117.65 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2000s	21.52 per 1,000 live births	94.31 per 1,000 live births	72.79 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2010s	28.84 per 1,000 live births	53.61 per 1,000 live births	24.77 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
2020s	34.86 per 1,000 live births	40.24 per 1,000 live births	5.38 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, Dominica or Senegal?: Senegal, at 36.5 per 1,000 live births against 35.7 per 1,000 live births in Dominica as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Dominica and Senegal?: 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Senegal?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Dominica and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Dominica ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 50th 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 (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, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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