What is infant mortality rate in Senegal?

Infant mortality rate in Senegal was 2.89 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 19.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 2.89 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Senegal rank for infant mortality rate?

Senegal ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Senegal data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Senegal

Name: Infant mortality rate in Senegal
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Senegal: Infant mortality rate was 2.89 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.89 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

49th

of 199 countries

All-time high

19.33 deaths per 100 live births

in 1944

All-time low

2.89 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1944–2024

Infant mortality rate in Senegal, 1944–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Senegal stood at 2.89 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Senegal peaked at 19.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1944 and was at its lowest, 2.89 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Senegal ranks 49th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	18.14 deaths per 100 live births	16.98 deaths per 100 live births	19.33 deaths per 100 live births	6
1950s	14.55 deaths per 100 live births	12.92 deaths per 100 live births	16.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	12.46 deaths per 100 live births	12.27 deaths per 100 live births	12.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	11.28 deaths per 100 live births	9.96 deaths per 100 live births	12.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.66 deaths per 100 live births	7.44 deaths per 100 live births	9.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.5 deaths per 100 live births	7.26 deaths per 100 live births	7.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.69 deaths per 100 live births	4.31 deaths per 100 live births	7.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.78 deaths per 100 live births	3.48 deaths per 100 live births	4.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.13 deaths per 100 live births	2.89 deaths per 100 live births	3.37 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Senegal

46 Turkmenistan 3.04 deaths per 100 live births compare
47 Mauritania 3.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
48 Rwanda 2.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
50 Tanzania 2.87 deaths per 100 live births compare
51 Dominican Republic 2.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
52 Ghana 2.75 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Senegal

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Senegal?: Infant mortality rate in Senegal was 2.89 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 19.33 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 2.89 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Senegal rank for infant mortality rate?: Senegal ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .