Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Number of infant deaths

Senegal
15,406 deaths
in 2024
Sierra Leone
14,038 deaths
in 2024
Senegal rank
42nd
Sierra Leone rank
45th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
010.0k20.0k30.0k195119872024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 15,406 deaths against 14,038 deaths in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,368 deaths.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 45th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 20,271 deaths 17,093 deaths 3,178 deaths Senegal
1960s 22,998 deaths 18,178 deaths 4,819 deaths Senegal
1970s 27,378 deaths 19,784 deaths 7,594 deaths Senegal
1980s 25,398 deaths 22,518 deaths 2,880 deaths Senegal
1990s 25,640 deaths 25,307 deaths 332.4 deaths Senegal
2000s 23,450 deaths 24,088 deaths 637.8 deaths Sierra Leone
2010s 18,630 deaths 18,632 deaths 2.6 deaths Sierra Leone
2020s 16,067 deaths 14,782 deaths 1,285 deaths Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
Senegal, at 15,406 deaths against 14,038 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
1,368 deaths, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Senegal ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .