Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Algeria or Senegal?

Algeria, at 16,175 deaths against 12,802 deaths in Senegal as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Algeria and Senegal?

3,373 deaths, with Algeria ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Senegal: Number of infants who die before age 1

Algeria

16,175 deaths

in 2023

Senegal

12,802 deaths

in 2023

Algeria rank

43rd

Senegal rank

45th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Algeria
Senegal

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 16,175 deaths against 12,802 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 3,373 deaths.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.3 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 45th of 236 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	81,618 deaths	18,750 deaths	62,868 deaths	Algeria
1960s	94,718 deaths	23,708 deaths	71,010 deaths	Algeria
1970s	97,494 deaths	28,409 deaths	69,084 deaths	Algeria
1980s	56,474 deaths	26,846 deaths	29,628 deaths	Algeria
1990s	27,473 deaths	26,386 deaths	1,087 deaths	Algeria
2000s	19,908 deaths	24,140 deaths	4,232 deaths	Senegal
2010s	21,121 deaths	17,226 deaths	3,895 deaths	Algeria
2020s	17,540 deaths	13,188 deaths	4,352 deaths	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Algeria or Senegal?: Algeria, at 16,175 deaths against 12,802 deaths in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Algeria and Senegal?: 3,373 deaths, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Senegal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Senegal rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Algeria ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.