Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Senegal
Senegal: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 72 lowest in 2019. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Senegal is 72 lowest, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Senegal peaked at 183 lowest in 2005 and was at its lowest, 72 lowest, in 2019.
Senegal ranks 17th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 181 lowest | — |
| 2005 | 183 lowest | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 142 lowest | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 119 lowest | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 90 lowest | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 92 lowest | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 87 lowest | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 91 lowest | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 76 lowest | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 76 lowest | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72 lowest | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181 lowest | 181 lowest | 181 lowest | 1 |
| 2000s | 162.5 lowest | 142 lowest | 183 lowest | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.88 lowest | 72 lowest | 119 lowest | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Senegal?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Senegal was 72 lowest in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 183 lowest in 2005.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 lowest in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Senegal ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).