Under-five deaths in Senegal

Senegal: Under-five deaths was 19,308 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
19,308
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
42nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
48,314
in 2000
All-time low
19,308
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Under-five deaths in Senegal, 2000–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2000201220242000: 48.3k2001: 46.5k2002: 44.0k2003: 41.3k2004: 38.7k2005: 36.1k2006: 33.8k2007: 31.9k2008: 30.4k2009: 29.4k2010: 28.5k2011: 27.9k2012: 27.6k2013: 27.2k2014: 26.6k2015: 26.0k2016: 25.5k2017: 24.9k2018: 24.1k2019: 23.0k2020: 22.1k2021: 21.2k2022: 20.5k2023: 19.9k2024: 19.3k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 19,308 for under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, under-five deaths in Senegal peaked at 48,314 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19,308, in 2024.

That places Senegal 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38,045 29,361 48,314 10
2010s 26,130 23,023 28,497 10
2020s 20,585 19,308 22,056 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 39 Sierra Leone 23,171 compare
  2. 40 Burundi 21,573 compare
  3. 41 Algeria 19,422 compare
  4. 43 Togo 16,109 compare
  5. 44 Rwanda 14,910 compare
  6. 45 Liberia 14,534 compare

See the full ranking of 221 places β†’

More development goals data for Senegal

All data for Senegal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is under-five deaths in Senegal?
Under-five deaths in Senegal was 19,308 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest under-five deaths recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 48,314 in 2000.
What is the lowest under-five deaths recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 19,308 in 2024.
How does Senegal rank for under-five deaths?
Senegal ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is under-five deaths rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Under-five deaths (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
221 places, 5,525 data points, 2000–2024
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