Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Senegal
Senegal: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 11,300 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11,300 deaths
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
42nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
14,827 deaths
in 1999
All-time low
10,254 deaths
in 1956
Years of data
69
1956–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Senegal, 1956–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Senegal is 11,300 deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Senegal peaked at 14,827 deaths in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10,254 deaths, in 1956.
Senegal ranks 42nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Senegal, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 10,254 deaths | — |
| 1957 | 10,333 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 10,448 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 10,565 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 10,685 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 10,806 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 10,912 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 11,024 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 11,127 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 11,261 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 11,404 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 11,559 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 11,708 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 11,895 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 12,111 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 12,321 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 12,525 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 12,705 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 12,891 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 13,066 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 13,195 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 13,206 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 13,143 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 13,103 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 13,163 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 13,285 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 13,327 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 13,347 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 13,307 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 13,223 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 13,038 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 12,897 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 12,702 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 12,726 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 12,887 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 13,027 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 13,237 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 13,493 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 13,713 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 13,987 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 14,203 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 14,421 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 14,592 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 14,827 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 14,789 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 14,559 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 14,318 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 14,104 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13,711 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 13,256 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 12,852 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 12,576 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 12,504 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 12,461 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12,461 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,599 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12,833 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 12,851 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12,768 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12,781 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12,885 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12,805 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 12,546 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 12,186 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 12,000 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 11,850 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 11,642 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 11,508 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 11,300 deaths | -1.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 11,300 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153 deaths, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 11,300 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437 deaths, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,400 deaths | 10,254 deaths | 10,565 deaths | 4 |
| 1960s | 11,238 deaths | 10,685 deaths | 11,895 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,827 deaths | 12,111 deaths | 13,206 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,102 deaths | 12,702 deaths | 13,347 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,839 deaths | 12,887 deaths | 14,827 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,513 deaths | 12,461 deaths | 14,789 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,672 deaths | 12,186 deaths | 12,885 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,660 deaths | 11,300 deaths | 12,000 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Senegal?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Senegal was 11,300 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 14,827 deaths in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,254 deaths in 1956.
- How does Senegal rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .