Number of under-five deaths in Senegal
Senegal: Number of under-five deaths was 19,308 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Senegal, 1955–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Senegal stood at 19,308. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Senegal peaked at 61,230 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 19,308, in 2024.
That places Senegal 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44,009 | 42,932 | 45,428 | 5 |
| 1960s | 52,963 | 46,543 | 59,105 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59,539 | 55,870 | 61,230 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,945 | 43,261 | 54,924 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,827 | 42,727 | 49,054 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,045 | 29,361 | 48,314 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,130 | 23,023 | 28,497 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,585 | 19,308 | 22,056 | 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, total, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4921 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Senegal?
- Number of under-five deaths in Senegal was 19,308 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 61,230 in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,308 in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Senegal ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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