Neonatal mortality rate in Senegal
Senegal: Neonatal mortality rate was 20.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Senegal is 20.94, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Senegal peaked at 37.79 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.94, in 2024.
That places Senegal 38th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.79 | — |
| 2001 | 36.72 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 35.45 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 34.05 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 32.58 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 31.08 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 29.76 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 28.69 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 27.82 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 27.11 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.5 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 26.03 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 25.72 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 25.52 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 25.43 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 25.39 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 25.35 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 25.23 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 24.95 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 24.51 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 23.89 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.18 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 22.41 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 21.66 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 20.94 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1 | 27.11 | 37.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.46 | 24.51 | 26.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.42 | 20.94 | 23.89 | 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)
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Senegal?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Senegal was 20.94 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.79 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.94 in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Senegal ranks 38th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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