Mortality rate, infant in Senegal
Senegal: Mortality rate, infant was 30.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023. βΌ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in Senegal, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rate, infant in Senegal stood at 30.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Senegal peaked at 121.6 per 1,000 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 30.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2023.
That places Senegal 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 112.35 per 1,000 live births | 99.2 per 1,000 live births | 121.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.34 per 1,000 live births | 74.2 per 1,000 live births | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.86 per 1,000 live births | 72.5 per 1,000 live births | 77.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.84 per 1,000 live births | 43 per 1,000 live births | 73.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.87 per 1,000 live births | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | 41.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.05 per 1,000 live births | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 33.9 per 1,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More population data for Senegal
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.346 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.10 million (2100)
- Population density 244.19 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.346 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4124 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.77 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 11,836 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.77 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.77 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.38 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Senegal?
- Mortality rate, infant in Senegal was 30.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 121.6 per 1,000 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Senegal ranks 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release