Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
130th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.92 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1999
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1910
Years of data
52
1910–2024
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, 1910–2024
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0 deaths per 100,000 people for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1910.
That places Senegal 130th out of 196 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.
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1911 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1912 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1913 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1914 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1940 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1941 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1942 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1943 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1944 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1966 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1967 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1969 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1971 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1972 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1973 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1974 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1975 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1977 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1978 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1979 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1980 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1983 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1984 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1988 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.2675 deaths per 100,000 people | -86.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0746 deaths per 100,000 people | -72.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0182 deaths per 100,000 people | -75.6% |
| 2005 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.068 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.0083 deaths per 100,000 people | -87.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0486 deaths per 100,000 people | +486.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 deaths per 100,000 people | -67.5% |
| 2011 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1427 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2013 | 0.0583 deaths per 100,000 people | -59.1% |
| 2014 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 0.0333 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0367 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2020 | 0.0655 deaths per 100,000 people | +78.6% |
| 2021 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0621 deaths per 100,000 people. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +486.0% | 0.0083 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0486 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | +78.6% | 0.0367 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0655 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1940s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.4804 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0693 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2675 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0319 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1427 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0164 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0655 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 127 Algeria 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 128 United Kingdom 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 129 Mexico 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Argentina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Benin 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Bermuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Burkina Faso 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Canada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Central African Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Congo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Cook Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Costa Rica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 French Polynesia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Guam 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Hong Kong 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Israel 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Kiribati 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Lebanon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 130 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 130 Martinique 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Micronesia (country) 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Montserrat 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 New Caledonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Northern Mariana Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Palau 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 130 Paraguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Samoa 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Somalia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Tuvalu 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Wallis and Futuna 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Senegal?
- Deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Senegal was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999.
- What is the lowest deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1910.
- How does Senegal rank for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.