Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Senegal
Senegal: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 50 lowest in 2019. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Senegal is 50 lowest, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Senegal peaked at 89 lowest in 2005 and was at its lowest, 46 lowest, in 2017.
That places Senegal 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 85 lowest | — |
| 2005 | 89 lowest | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 77 lowest | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 65 lowest | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 52 lowest | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 52 lowest | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 lowest | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 53 lowest | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 46 lowest | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 47 lowest | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 50 lowest | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85 lowest | 85 lowest | 85 lowest | 1 |
| 2000s | 83 lowest | 77 lowest | 89 lowest | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.75 lowest | 46 lowest | 65 lowest | 8 |
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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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Senegal?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Senegal was 50 lowest in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 89 lowest in 2005.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 lowest in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Senegal ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).