Congo vs Senegal: Youth mortality rate
Congo
4.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
4.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
46th
Senegal rank
45th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Congo
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 4.48 deaths per 100 live births against 4.47 deaths per 100 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Congo ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.59 deaths per 100 live births | 16.44 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births | 11.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 6.26 deaths per 100 live births | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3475 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2020s | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1359 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Congo or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 4.48 deaths per 100 live births against 4.47 deaths per 100 live births in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Congo and Senegal?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Senegal rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Congo ranks 46th and Senegal 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.