Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in Senegal
Senegal: Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate was -3.67 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in Senegal is -3.67 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 101.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in Senegal peaked at 1.36 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -7.11 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 161st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.9412 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -0.6334 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1963 | -0.3984 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
| 1964 | -0.32 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1965 | -0.321 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1966 | -0.3221 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1967 | -0.2423 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 1968 | -0.2429 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1969 | -0.4058 % change on previous year | +67.1% |
| 1970 | -0.489 % change on previous year | +20.5% |
| 1971 | -0.819 % change on previous year | +67.5% |
| 1972 | -1.16 % change on previous year | +41.2% |
| 1973 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +22.8% |
| 1974 | -1.86 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 1975 | -2.33 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 1976 | -2.92 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 1977 | -3.28 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1978 | -3.3 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1979 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1980 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1981 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1982 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1983 | -2.03 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1984 | -2.51 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 1985 | -3.14 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1986 | -3.94 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 1987 | -4.1 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1988 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1989 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 1990 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 1991 | -0.5479 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4132 % change on previous year | -175.4% |
| 1993 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +165.6% |
| 1994 | 1.36 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7833 % change on previous year | -34.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1295 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 1999 | -1.3 % change on previous year | +901.3% |
| 2000 | -2.76 % change on previous year | +112.8% |
| 2001 | -4.59 % change on previous year | +66.5% |
| 2002 | -5.95 % change on previous year | +29.5% |
| 2003 | -6.78 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2004 | -7.11 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2005 | -6.96 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2006 | -6.36 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2007 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2008 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2009 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2010 | -3.71 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2011 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2012 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2013 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 2014 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 2015 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 2016 | -1.34 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2017 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2018 | -1.65 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 2019 | -2.52 % change on previous year | +52.5% |
| 2020 | -3.16 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 2021 | -3.56 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2022 | -4 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2023 | -3.85 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2024 | -3.67 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -3.67 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.96 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -3.67 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.81 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -901.3% | -0.1295 % change on previous year | -1.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4252 % change on previous year | -0.9412 % change on previous year | -0.2423 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.06 % change on previous year | -3.3 % change on previous year | -0.489 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.87 % change on previous year | -4.1 % change on previous year | -1.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2322 % change on previous year | -1.88 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.52 % change on previous year | -7.11 % change on previous year | -2.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.11 % change on previous year | -3.71 % change on previous year | -1.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.65 % change on previous year | -4 % change on previous year | -3.16 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 158 Botswana -3.6 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Cape Verde -3.64 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Mali -3.65 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Gabon -3.72 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Nepal -3.9 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Morocco -3.92 % change on previous year 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 vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in Senegal?
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate in Senegal was -3.67 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.11 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate?
- Senegal ranks 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.