Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Senegal
Senegal: Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate was -4.48 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Senegal, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Senegal stood at -4.48 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Senegal peaked at 0.7407 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -8.31 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 179th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -3.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1983 | -3.16 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1984 | -3.66 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1985 | -4.32 % change on previous year | +18.1% |
| 1986 | -4.97 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1987 | -5.13 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1988 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1989 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 1990 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 1991 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 1992 | -0.4164 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2867 % change on previous year | -168.8% |
| 1994 | 0.691 % change on previous year | +141.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7407 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5753 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0878 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 1998 | -0.8508 % change on previous year | -1068.6% |
| 1999 | -2.1 % change on previous year | +146.3% |
| 2000 | -3.71 % change on previous year | +77.1% |
| 2001 | -5.55 % change on previous year | +49.4% |
| 2002 | -7.04 % change on previous year | +27.0% |
| 2003 | -7.95 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 2004 | -8.31 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2005 | -8.27 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2006 | -7.81 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2007 | -7.18 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 2008 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2009 | -5.69 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2010 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 2011 | -4.46 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2012 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2013 | -3.58 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2014 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2015 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2016 | -2.67 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2017 | -2.71 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2018 | -3.08 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2019 | -3.67 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 2020 | -4.16 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 2021 | -4.69 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 2022 | -4.91 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2023 | -4.62 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2024 | -4.48 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -4.48 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.11 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -4.48 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -3.11 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -1068.6% | 0.0878 % change on previous year | -0.8508 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +168.8% | -0.4164 % change on previous year | 0.2867 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | -146.3% | -0.8508 % change on previous year | -2.1 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +141.0% | 0.2867 % change on previous year | 0.691 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | -84.7% | 0.5753 % change on previous year | 0.0878 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.01 % change on previous year | -5.13 % change on previous year | -2.99 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.5274 % change on previous year | -2.8 % change on previous year | 0.7407 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.8 % change on previous year | -8.31 % change on previous year | -3.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.53 % change on previous year | -5.07 % change on previous year | -2.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.57 % change on previous year | -4.91 % change on previous year | -4.16 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -4.11 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Mali -4.23 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Bolivia -4.46 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Montenegro -4.55 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Armenia -4.56 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Azerbaijan -4.56 % change on previous year 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Senegal?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Senegal was -4.48 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7407 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.31 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Senegal ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.