Which has higher number of child deaths, Burundi or Senegal?

Burundi, at 21,573 deaths against 19,308 deaths in Senegal as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths between Burundi and Senegal?

2,265 deaths, with Burundi ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

Burundi vs Senegal: Number of child deaths

Burundi

21,573 deaths

in 2024

Senegal

19,308 deaths

in 2024

Burundi rank

42nd

Senegal rank

45th

Number of child deaths over time

Burundi
Senegal

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 21,573 deaths against 19,308 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 2,265 deaths.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.

Burundi ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 45th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	43,962 deaths	59,539 deaths	15,576 deaths	Senegal
1980s	42,699 deaths	49,945 deaths	7,246 deaths	Senegal
1990s	44,014 deaths	45,827 deaths	1,814 deaths	Senegal
2000s	39,229 deaths	38,045 deaths	1,184 deaths	Burundi
2010s	30,977 deaths	26,130 deaths	4,847 deaths	Burundi
2020s	22,817 deaths	20,585 deaths	2,232 deaths	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Burundi or Senegal?: Burundi, at 21,573 deaths against 19,308 deaths in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Burundi and Senegal?: 2,265 deaths, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Senegal?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Senegal rank globally for number of child deaths?: Burundi ranks 42nd 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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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .