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

Burundi, at 16,295 deaths against 12,802 deaths in Senegal as of 2023.

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

3,493 deaths, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi 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.

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

Burundi

16,295 deaths

in 2023

Senegal

12,802 deaths

in 2023

Burundi rank

42nd

Senegal rank

45th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Burundi
Senegal

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 16,295 deaths against 12,802 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 3,493 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 45th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,759 deaths	18,750 deaths	8.8 deaths	Burundi
1960s	21,095 deaths	23,708 deaths	2,613 deaths	Senegal
1970s	26,240 deaths	28,409 deaths	2,169 deaths	Senegal
1980s	27,300 deaths	26,846 deaths	453.8 deaths	Burundi
1990s	26,570 deaths	26,386 deaths	183.8 deaths	Burundi
2000s	26,070 deaths	24,140 deaths	1,929 deaths	Burundi
2010s	21,807 deaths	17,226 deaths	4,581 deaths	Burundi
2020s	16,886 deaths	13,188 deaths	3,698 deaths	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Burundi or Senegal?: Burundi, at 16,295 deaths against 12,802 deaths in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burundi and Senegal?: 3,493 deaths, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Senegal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Senegal rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Burundi ranks 42nd 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.