Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Senegal
Senegal: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 30 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2019, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Senegal stood at 30. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.1% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Senegal peaked at 59 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2019.
Senegal ranks 21st 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): Q4 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 59 | — |
| 2005 | 53 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 44 | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 49 | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 31 | -35.4% |
| 2015 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 38 | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 | -23.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 30 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 62% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 30 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48, 62% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59 | 59 | 59 | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.5 | 44 | 53 | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.25 | 30 | 49 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 18 Dominican Republic 36 compare
- 18 Gambia 36 compare
- 20 Ghana 33 compare
- 22 Bangladesh 29 compare
- 22 Rwanda 29 compare
- 24 Mauritania 27 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 infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Senegal?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Senegal was 30 in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 59 in 1997.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
- Senegal ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. 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): Q4. 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).