Infant mortality rate in Senegal
Senegal: Infant mortality rate was 28.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Senegal is 28.89, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Senegal peaked at 73.95 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.89, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 46th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.95 | — |
| 2001 | 70.59 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 66.4 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 61.9 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 57.53 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 53.53 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 50.1 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 47.25 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 44.9 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 43.06 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 41.52 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 40.3 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 39.29 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 38.47 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 37.83 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 37.3 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 36.83 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 36.31 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 35.65 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 34.78 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 33.74 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 32.53 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 31.25 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 30.05 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 28.89 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.92 | 43.06 | 73.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.83 | 34.78 | 41.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.29 | 28.89 | 33.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 43 Turkmenistan 30.45 compare
- 44 Mauritania 30.22 compare
- 45 Rwanda 29.37 compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 27.71 compare
- 48 Ghana 27.52 compare
- 49 Congo 26.98 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Senegal?
- Infant mortality rate in Senegal was 28.89 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 73.95 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.89 in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for infant mortality rate?
- Senegal ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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