Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Senegal
Senegal: Infant mortality vs prenatal care was 2.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Senegal, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2.89 for infant mortality vs prenatal care in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality vs prenatal care in Senegal peaked at 12.75 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.89, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 49th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.46 | 12.27 | 12.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.28 | 9.96 | 12.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.66 | 7.44 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5 | 7.26 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 | 4.31 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 | 3.48 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 | 2.89 | 3.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 46 Turkmenistan 3.04 compare
- 47 Mauritania 3.02 compare
- 48 Rwanda 2.94 compare
- 50 Tanzania 2.87 compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 2.77 compare
- 52 Ghana 2.75 compare
More health data for Senegal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 169,448 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 172,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 178,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 175,577 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality vs prenatal care in Senegal?
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Senegal was 2.89 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.75 in 1960.
- What is the lowest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for infant mortality vs prenatal care?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality vs prenatal care rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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