Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Senegal
Senegal: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 was 42 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 42 for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Senegal peaked at 145 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2019.
That places Senegal 23rd 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): Q3 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 145 | — |
| 2005 | 136 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 94 | -30.9% |
| 2011 | 81 | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 84 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 67 | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 53 | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 67 | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 57 | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 42 | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145 | 145 | 145 | 1 |
| 2000s | 115 | 94 | 136 | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.5 | 42 | 84 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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- 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 under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Senegal?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Senegal was 42 in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 145 in 1997.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3?
- Senegal ranks 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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): Q3. 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).