What is child mortality rate by sex in Senegal?

Child mortality rate by sex in Senegal was 3.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 33.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 3.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Senegal rank for child mortality rate by sex?

Senegal ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Senegal data come from?

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

Child mortality rate by sex in Senegal

Name: Child mortality rate by sex in Senegal
Creator: United Nations 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 rate by sex was 3.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.23 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.3%

World rank

52nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

33.09 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

3.23 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate by sex in Senegal, 1950–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate by sex in Senegal stood at 3.23 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate by sex in Senegal peaked at 33.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.23 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Senegal 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	30.84 deaths per 100 live births	29.12 deaths per 100 live births	33.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	29.12 deaths per 100 live births	28.8 deaths per 100 live births	29.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	24.86 deaths per 100 live births	20.51 deaths per 100 live births	28.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	16.56 deaths per 100 live births	13.34 deaths per 100 live births	19.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	12.87 deaths per 100 live births	12.65 deaths per 100 live births	13.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	8.8 deaths per 100 live births	6.04 deaths per 100 live births	12.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.83 deaths per 100 live births	4.12 deaths per 100 live births	5.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.57 deaths per 100 live births	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	3.94 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Senegal

49 Myanmar 3.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
50 Mauritania 3.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
51 South Africa 3.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
53 Ghana 3.18 deaths per 100 live births compare
54 Eritrea 3.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
55 Botswana 2.96 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate by sex in Senegal?: Child mortality rate by sex in Senegal was 3.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 33.09 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 3.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Senegal rank for child mortality rate by sex?: Senegal ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .