Algeria vs Senegal: Number of child deaths
Algeria
19,422 deaths
in 2024
Senegal
19,308 deaths
in 2024
Algeria rank
44th
Senegal rank
45th
Number of child deaths over time
- Algeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 19,422 deaths against 19,308 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 114 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 126,020 deaths | 45,428 deaths | 80,592 deaths | Algeria |
| 1960s | 138,600 deaths | 52,963 deaths | 85,637 deaths | Algeria |
| 1970s | 139,637 deaths | 59,539 deaths | 80,098 deaths | Algeria |
| 1980s | 73,065 deaths | 49,945 deaths | 23,120 deaths | Algeria |
| 1990s | 34,298 deaths | 45,827 deaths | 11,530 deaths | Senegal |
| 2000s | 23,436 deaths | 38,045 deaths | 14,609 deaths | Senegal |
| 2010s | 24,618 deaths | 26,130 deaths | 1,513 deaths | Senegal |
| 2020s | 21,154 deaths | 20,585 deaths | 568.8 deaths | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Algeria or Senegal?
- Algeria, at 19,422 deaths against 19,308 deaths in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Algeria and Senegal?
- 114 deaths, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Senegal rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Algeria ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 45th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. 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 under 5 .