Number of youth deaths in Senegal
Senegal: Number of youth deaths was 23,232 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 23,232 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Senegal peaked at 58,267 deaths in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23,232 deaths, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 44th of 199 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 youth deaths in Senegal, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50,319 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 50,406 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 50,998 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 52,070 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 53,419 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 54,823 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 56,206 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 57,378 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 58,118 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 58,267 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 57,428 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 55,370 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 52,567 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 49,578 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 46,545 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 43,582 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 40,957 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 38,734 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 36,969 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 35,608 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 34,461 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 33,618 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 33,019 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 32,385 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 31,572 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 30,777 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 30,143 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 29,442 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 28,487 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 27,341 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 26,310 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 25,424 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 24,566 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 23,860 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 23,232 deaths | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,200 deaths | 50,319 deaths | 58,267 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,734 deaths | 35,608 deaths | 57,428 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,124 deaths | 27,341 deaths | 34,461 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,678 deaths | 23,232 deaths | 26,310 deaths | 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)
- 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)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Senegal?
- Number of youth deaths in Senegal was 23,232 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 58,267 deaths in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,232 deaths in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for number of youth deaths?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.