Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Senegal
Senegal: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 32,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Senegal, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 32,000 for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Senegal peaked at 41,000 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32,000, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 44th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35,000 | — |
| 2011 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 38,000 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 39,000 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 40,000 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 41,000 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 41,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40,000 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 38,000 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 36,000 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 35,000 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 33,000 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 32,000 | -3.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 32,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,000, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 32,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86,000, 37% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38,600 | 35,000 | 41,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,800 | 32,000 | 38,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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- 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 estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Senegal?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Senegal was 32,000 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 41,000 in 2016.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,000 in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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