Lifetime risk of maternal death in Senegal
Senegal: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Senegal, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Senegal is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Senegal peaked at 5.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
Senegal ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.7% | — |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.8501 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Senegal?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Senegal was 0.9% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Senegal ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.