Number of stillbirths in Senegal
Senegal: Number of stillbirths was 9,764 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Senegal is 9,764, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Senegal peaked at 11,354 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9,724, in 2022.
Senegal ranks 38th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,354 | — |
| 2001 | 11,069 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 10,827 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 10,711 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 10,536 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 10,358 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 10,213 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 10,159 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 10,272 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 10,480 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10,693 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 10,829 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11,007 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10,910 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10,573 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 10,252 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 10,091 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 10,277 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 10,196 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 9,962 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 9,802 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 9,755 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 9,724 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 9,764 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,598 | 10,159 | 11,354 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,479 | 9,962 | 11,007 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,761 | 9,724 | 9,802 | 4 |
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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 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 number of stillbirths in Senegal?
- Number of stillbirths in Senegal was 9,764 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 11,354 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,724 in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for number of stillbirths?
- Senegal ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation