Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Senegal
Senegal: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 20.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Senegal stood at 20.94. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Senegal peaked at 39.99 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 20.94, in 2024.
That places Senegal 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.94 | — |
| 1991 | 39.84 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 39.89 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 39.9 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 39.94 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 39.99 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 39.92 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 39.63 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 39.17 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 38.57 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 37.79 | -2.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.68 | 38.57 | 39.99 | 10 |
| 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Senegal?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Senegal was 20.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.99 in 1995.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.94 in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Senegal ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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