Neonatal infant and child deaths in Senegal
Senegal: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 11,300 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11,300
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
42nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
14,827
in 1999
All-time low
10,254
in 1956
Years of data
69
1956–2024
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Senegal, 1956–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal infant and child deaths in Senegal is 11,300, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Senegal peaked at 14,827 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10,254, in 1956.
Senegal ranks 42nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,400 | 10,254 | 10,565 | 4 |
| 1960s | 11,238 | 10,685 | 11,895 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,827 | 12,111 | 13,206 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,102 | 12,702 | 13,347 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,839 | 12,887 | 14,827 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,513 | 12,461 | 14,789 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,672 | 12,186 | 12,885 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,660 | 11,300 | 12,000 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4921 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Senegal?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Senegal was 11,300 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 14,827 in 1999.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,254 in 1956.
- How does Senegal rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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