Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Senegal
Senegal: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 was 41 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Senegal is 41, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Senegal peaked at 85 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 41, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 20th of 33 countries on this measure, 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): Q2 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 82 | — |
| 2005 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 72 | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 53 | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 50 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 41 | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 49 | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 41 | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 48 | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 43 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 41 | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82 | 82 | 82 | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.5 | 72 | 85 | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.75 | 41 | 53 | 8 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (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 (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Senegal?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Senegal was 41 in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2005.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2?
- Senegal ranks 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. 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): Q2. 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).