Which has higher number of deaths, Senegal or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 110,343 deaths against 100,883 deaths in Senegal as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Senegal and South Sudan?

9,460 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Senegal vs South Sudan: Number of deaths

Senegal

100,883 deaths

in 2023

South Sudan

110,343 deaths

in 2023

Senegal rank

82nd

South Sudan rank

79th

Number of deaths over time

Senegal
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 110,343 deaths against 100,883 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 9,460 deaths.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.

Senegal ranks 82nd and South Sudan ranks 79th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	76,862 deaths	92,822 deaths	15,960 deaths	South Sudan
1960s	93,785 deaths	121,062 deaths	27,277 deaths	South Sudan
1970s	106,856 deaths	112,445 deaths	5,589 deaths	South Sudan
1980s	95,718 deaths	171,586 deaths	75,868 deaths	South Sudan
1990s	97,028 deaths	179,467 deaths	82,439 deaths	South Sudan
2000s	102,869 deaths	100,031 deaths	2,838 deaths	Senegal
2010s	97,280 deaths	162,943 deaths	65,663 deaths	South Sudan
2020s	103,898 deaths	107,808 deaths	3,910 deaths	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Senegal or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 110,343 deaths against 100,883 deaths in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Senegal and South Sudan?: 9,460 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Senegal and South Sudan rank globally for number of deaths?: Senegal ranks 82nd and South Sudan ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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