Mortality rate, infant, female in Senegal
Senegal: Mortality rate, infant, female was 25.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
51st
of 197 countries
All-time high
119.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
25.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Senegal, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Senegal stood at 25.1 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Senegal peaked at 119.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 25.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 51st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 119.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 117.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 117.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 116.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 116 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 115.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 115.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 115 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 114.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 114.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 113.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 112.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 111.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 109.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 107.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 105.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 101.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 98.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 95.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 92.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 90 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 88.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 86.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 84.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 79.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 76.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 72.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 70 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 66.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 66.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 67 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 68.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 69.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 69.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 69.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 68.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 66.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 59 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 44 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 41.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 37.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 33.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 32.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 30.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 27.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 26.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.15 per 1,000 live births | 114.3 per 1,000 live births | 119.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 104.87 per 1,000 live births | 92.4 per 1,000 live births | 113.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.75 per 1,000 live births | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | 90 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.01 per 1,000 live births | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | 69.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.33 per 1,000 live births | 37.4 per 1,000 live births | 66.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.79 per 1,000 live births | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 36 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.16 per 1,000 live births | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | 29.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Senegal?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Senegal was 25.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 119.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.