Burundi vs Senegal: Number of infant deaths
Burundi
14,071 deaths
in 2024
Senegal
15,406 deaths
in 2024
Burundi rank
44th
Senegal rank
42nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Burundi
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 15,406 deaths against 14,071 deaths in Burundi, a difference of 1,335 deaths.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Senegal ahead.
Burundi ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,066 deaths | 24,717 deaths | 6,652 deaths | Senegal |
| 1970s | 21,619 deaths | 27,378 deaths | 5,759 deaths | Senegal |
| 1980s | 23,017 deaths | 25,398 deaths | 2,381 deaths | Senegal |
| 1990s | 24,369 deaths | 25,640 deaths | 1,270 deaths | Senegal |
| 2000s | 24,220 deaths | 23,450 deaths | 769.5 deaths | Burundi |
| 2010s | 19,578 deaths | 18,630 deaths | 948.1 deaths | Burundi |
| 2020s | 14,735 deaths | 16,067 deaths | 1,332 deaths | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Burundi or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 15,406 deaths against 14,071 deaths in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Burundi and Senegal?
- 1,335 deaths, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Senegal?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Senegal rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Burundi ranks 44th 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 .