What is child mortality in Senegal?

Child mortality in Senegal was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 51.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Senegal rank for child mortality?

Senegal ranks 50th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Senegal data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Senegal

Name: Child mortality in Senegal
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Senegal: Child mortality was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.65 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.5%

World rank

50th

of 203 countries

All-time high

51.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

3.65 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Senegal, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality in Senegal is 3.65 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Senegal peaked at 51.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 3.65 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Senegal 50th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	51.22 deaths per 100 live births	51.17 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	50.84 deaths per 100 live births	50.45 deaths per 100 live births	51.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	49.8 deaths per 100 live births	49.26 deaths per 100 live births	50.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	49.42 deaths per 100 live births	48.9 deaths per 100 live births	50.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	46.34 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	48.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	38.16 deaths per 100 live births	34.32 deaths per 100 live births	43.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	31.42 deaths per 100 live births	29.62 deaths per 100 live births	33.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	29.57 deaths per 100 live births	29.19 deaths per 100 live births	29.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	25.41 deaths per 100 live births	21.2 deaths per 100 live births	28.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	17.34 deaths per 100 live births	14.12 deaths per 100 live births	20.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	13.61 deaths per 100 live births	13.38 deaths per 100 live births	13.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.43 deaths per 100 live births	6.61 deaths per 100 live births	12.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.36 deaths per 100 live births	4.62 deaths per 100 live births	6.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.03 deaths per 100 live births	3.65 deaths per 100 live births	4.42 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Senegal

47 Tanzania 3.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
48 Myanmar 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
49 Mauritania 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
51 Ghana 3.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
52 Dominica 3.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
53 South Africa 3.51 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Senegal

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 169,448 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,712 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,774 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 172,215 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 178,625 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 175,577 (2025)

All data for Senegal →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Senegal?: Child mortality in Senegal was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 51.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Senegal rank for child mortality?: Senegal ranks 50th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.