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
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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .