Algeria vs Senegal: Number of infant deaths
Algeria
17,336 deaths
in 2024
Senegal
15,406 deaths
in 2024
Algeria rank
40th
Senegal rank
42nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Algeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 17,336 deaths against 15,406 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 1,930 deaths.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 84,047 deaths | 20,255 deaths | 63,792 deaths | Algeria |
| 1960s | 92,606 deaths | 22,998 deaths | 69,608 deaths | Algeria |
| 1970s | 94,433 deaths | 27,378 deaths | 67,055 deaths | Algeria |
| 1980s | 53,010 deaths | 25,398 deaths | 27,612 deaths | Algeria |
| 1990s | 27,081 deaths | 25,640 deaths | 1,441 deaths | Algeria |
| 2000s | 20,116 deaths | 23,450 deaths | 3,335 deaths | Senegal |
| 2010s | 21,796 deaths | 18,630 deaths | 3,166 deaths | Algeria |
| 2020s | 18,819 deaths | 16,067 deaths | 2,752 deaths | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Algeria or Senegal?
- Algeria, at 17,336 deaths against 15,406 deaths in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Algeria and Senegal?
- 1,930 deaths, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Senegal?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Senegal rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Algeria ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 42nd 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 infant 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 1 .