Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Senegal
Senegal: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Senegal, 1980–2024
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
The most recent figure for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Senegal is 3.65 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Senegal peaked at 20.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.65 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 50th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 vs. share in extreme poverty in Senegal?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 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 vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Senegal ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .