Which has higher number of infant deaths, Senegal or United States?

United States, at 20,024 against 15,406 in Senegal as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Senegal and United States?

4,618, with United States ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Senegal vs United States: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency)

Senegal

15,406

in 2024

United States

20,024

in 2024

Senegal rank

42nd

United States rank

39th

Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) over time

Senegal
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 20,024 against 15,406 in Senegal, a difference of 4,618.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Senegal ranks 42nd and United States ranks 39th of 197 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22,998	94,752	71,755	United States
1970s	27,378	57,492	30,114	United States
1980s	25,398	41,613	16,215	United States
1990s	25,640	32,267	6,628	United States
2000s	23,450	27,328	3,878	United States
2010s	18,630	22,907	4,278	United States
2020s	16,067	20,235	4,168	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Senegal or United States?: United States, at 20,024 against 15,406 in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Senegal and United States?: 4,618, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and United States?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Senegal and United States rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Senegal ranks 42nd and United States ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.