Kenya vs Senegal: Youth mortality rate

Kenya
4.31
in 2024
Senegal
4.48
in 2024
Kenya rank
48th
Senegal rank
45th

Youth mortality rate over time

  • Kenya
  • Senegal
010203040196619952024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 4.48 against 4.31 in Kenya, a difference of 0.17.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 45th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 17.79 34.76 16.97 Senegal
1970s 14.99 30.13 15.14 Senegal
1980s 11.48 21.1 9.62 Senegal
1990s 12.09 16.44 4.35 Senegal
2000s 8.64 11.74 3.1 Senegal
2010s 5.54 6.61 1.07 Senegal
2020s 4.52 4.9 0.3817 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Kenya or Senegal?
Senegal, at 4.48 against 4.31 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Kenya and Senegal?
0.17, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for youth mortality rate?
Kenya ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Youth mortality rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed