What is child mortality rate in Senegal?

Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 37.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.

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 200 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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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.

Child mortality rate in Senegal

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.65 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.5%

World rank

50th

of 200 countries

All-time high

37.06 deaths per 100 live births

in 1944

All-time low

3.65 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1944–2024

Child mortality rate in Senegal, 1944–2024

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

In 2024, child mortality rate in Senegal stood at 3.65 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 81 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 37.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1944 and was at its lowest, 3.65 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Senegal ranks 50th of 200 countries on this measure, 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
1940s	35.7 deaths per 100 live births	34.32 deaths per 100 live births	37.06 deaths per 100 live births	6
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	25.4 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	4.02 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 Mauritania 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
48 Myanmar 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 200 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 in Senegal?: Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 37.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
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 200 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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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