Child mortality rate in Senegal
Senegal: Child mortality rate was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Senegal, 1970–2024
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
Senegal recorded 3.65 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 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 rate in Senegal peaked at 28.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.65 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Senegal 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Senegal?
- Child mortality rate in Senegal was 3.65 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 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 28.83 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for child mortality rate?
- Senegal ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .