Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Senegal

Senegal: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 27 highest in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
27 highest
Change on year
down 22.9%
World rank
23rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
70 highest
in 1997
All-time low
27 highest
in 2016
Years of data
11
1997–2019

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Senegal, 1997–2019

0204060801997200820191997: 70 highest2005: 64 highest2009: 56 highest2011: 54 highest2013: 42 highest2014: 28 highest2015: 37 highest2016: 27 highest2017: 30 highest2018: 35 highest2019: 27 highest

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.

Analysis

In 2019, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Senegal stood at 27 highest. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Senegal peaked at 70 highest in 1997 and was at its lowest, 27 highest, in 2016.

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): Q5 in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest) in Senegal, 1997 to 2019.
Year highest Change
1997 70 highest
2005 64 highest -8.6%
2009 56 highest -12.5%
2011 54 highest -3.6%
2013 42 highest -22.2%
2014 28 highest -33.3%
2015 37 highest +32.1%
2016 27 highest -27.0%
2017 30 highest +11.1%
2018 35 highest +16.7%
2019 27 highest -22.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70 highest 70 highest 70 highest 1
2000s 60 highest 56 highest 64 highest 2
2010s 35 highest 27 highest 54 highest 8

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 43 highest compare
  2. 21 Rwanda 30 highest compare
  3. 22 Bangladesh 28 highest compare
  4. 24 Indonesia 24 highest compare
  5. 24 Mauritania 24 highest compare
  6. 26 Dominican Republic 21 highest compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Senegal?
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Senegal was 27 highest in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 70 highest in 1997.
What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 27 highest in 2016.
How does Senegal rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
Senegal ranks 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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).