Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Senegal

Senegal: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 was 53 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
53
Change on year
down 18.5%
World rank
21st
of 34 countries
All-time high
180
in 1997
All-time low
53
in 2019
Years of data
11
1997–2019

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Senegal, 1997–2019

501001502001997200820191997: 1802005: 1642009: 1182011: 942013: 792014: 662015: 772016: 622017: 652018: 652019: 53

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

In 2019, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Senegal stood at 53. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Senegal peaked at 180 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 53, in 2019.

That places Senegal 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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): Q2 in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Senegal, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 180
2005 164 -8.9%
2009 118 -28.0%
2011 94 -20.3%
2013 79 -16.0%
2014 66 -16.5%
2015 77 +16.7%
2016 62 -19.5%
2017 65 +4.8%
2018 65 +0.0%
2019 53 -18.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 180 180 180 1
2000s 141 118 164 2
2010s 70.12 53 94 8

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 19 Kenya 63 compare
  2. 20 Rwanda 57 compare
  3. 22 Mauritania 52 compare
  4. 23 India 51 compare
  5. 24 Ghana 49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Senegal?
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Senegal was 53 in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 180 in 1997.
What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 53 in 2019.
How does Senegal rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2?
Senegal ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 212 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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).