Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Senegal
Senegal: Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years was 1,978 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Senegal is 1,978, measured in 2024. 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 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Senegal peaked at 6,216 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,978, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 43rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,507 | — |
| 1991 | 5,488 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5,521 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5,608 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 5,733 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 5,884 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 6,043 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 6,154 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 6,216 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 6,194 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 6,079 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 5,898 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 5,650 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 5,372 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 5,090 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 4,826 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 4,576 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 4,345 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 4,129 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 3,923 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 3,707 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 3,504 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 3,303 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 3,116 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2,951 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 2,804 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 2,677 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2,568 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2,471 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 2,381 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 2,299 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2,215 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2,126 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 2,045 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1,978 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,835 | 5,488 | 6,216 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,989 | 3,923 | 6,079 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,948 | 2,381 | 3,707 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,133 | 1,978 | 2,299 | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Senegal?
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Senegal was 1,978 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6,216 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,978 in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Senegal ranks 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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