Senegal vs Yemen: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Senegal
2.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen
2.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal rank
41st
Yemen rank
42nd
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Senegal
- Yemen
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2.09 deaths per 100 live births against 2.09 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.
Senegal ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.86 deaths per 100 live births | 8.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1970s | 5.12 deaths per 100 live births | 6.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1980s | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7528 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1990s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0965 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 2000s | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0211 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0931 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2020s | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0694 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Senegal or Yemen?
- Senegal, at 2.09 deaths per 100 live births against 2.09 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Senegal and Yemen?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Yemen rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Senegal ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .