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

Senegal, at 19,308 deaths against 14,534 deaths in Liberia as of 2024.

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

4,774 deaths, with Senegal ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1959 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.

Liberia vs Senegal: Number of child deaths

Liberia

14,534 deaths

in 2024

Senegal

19,308 deaths

in 2024

Liberia rank

48th

Senegal rank

45th

Number of child deaths over time

Liberia
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 19,308 deaths against 14,534 deaths in Liberia, a difference of 4,774 deaths.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Liberia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 45th of 199 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,522 deaths	45,428 deaths	29,906 deaths	Senegal
1960s	17,914 deaths	52,963 deaths	35,049 deaths	Senegal
1970s	20,019 deaths	59,539 deaths	39,520 deaths	Senegal
1980s	24,832 deaths	49,945 deaths	25,113 deaths	Senegal
1990s	25,176 deaths	45,827 deaths	20,651 deaths	Senegal
2000s	18,649 deaths	38,045 deaths	19,396 deaths	Senegal
2010s	15,025 deaths	26,130 deaths	11,106 deaths	Senegal
2020s	14,439 deaths	20,585 deaths	6,146 deaths	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Liberia or Senegal?: Senegal, at 19,308 deaths against 14,534 deaths in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Liberia and Senegal?: 4,774 deaths, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Senegal?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Senegal rank globally for number of child deaths?: Liberia ranks 48th 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 .