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

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Tanzania ahead.

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

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.

Senegal vs Tanzania: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Senegal

36.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Tanzania

37 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Senegal rank

50th

Tanzania rank

47th

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time

Senegal
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 37 per 1,000 live births against 36.5 per 1,000 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	295.72 per 1,000 live births	230.67 per 1,000 live births	65.05 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
1970s	254.04 per 1,000 live births	198.42 per 1,000 live births	55.62 per 1,000 live births	Senegal
1980s	173.42 per 1,000 live births	176.61 per 1,000 live births	3.19 per 1,000 live births	Tanzania
1990s	136.12 per 1,000 live births	155.11 per 1,000 live births	18.99 per 1,000 live births	Tanzania
2000s	94.31 per 1,000 live births	97.28 per 1,000 live births	2.97 per 1,000 live births	Tanzania
2010s	53.61 per 1,000 live births	55.91 per 1,000 live births	2.3 per 1,000 live births	Tanzania
2020s	40.24 per 1,000 live births	40.22 per 1,000 live births	0.02 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, Senegal or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 37 per 1,000 live births against 36.5 per 1,000 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Senegal and Tanzania?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Tanzania rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Senegal ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 47th 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: 29 October 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.