Rwanda vs Senegal: Number of child deaths
Rwanda
14,910 deaths
in 2024
Senegal
19,308 deaths
in 2024
Rwanda rank
47th
Senegal rank
45th
Number of child deaths over time
- Rwanda
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 19,308 deaths against 14,910 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 4,398 deaths.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Rwanda ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,192 deaths | 53,676 deaths | 19,484 deaths | Senegal |
| 1970s | 50,859 deaths | 59,539 deaths | 8,680 deaths | Senegal |
| 1980s | 50,106 deaths | 49,945 deaths | 161.3 deaths | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 66,656 deaths | 45,827 deaths | 20,828 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 40,455 deaths | 38,045 deaths | 2,410 deaths | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 18,352 deaths | 26,130 deaths | 7,778 deaths | Senegal |
| 2020s | 15,525 deaths | 20,585 deaths | 5,061 deaths | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Rwanda or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 19,308 deaths against 14,910 deaths in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Rwanda and Senegal?
- 4,398 deaths, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Senegal rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Rwanda ranks 47th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .