Stillbirth rate in Senegal
Senegal: Stillbirth rate was 1.8 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Senegal is 1.8 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Senegal peaked at 2.82 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 37th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.45 deaths per 100 births | 2.23 deaths per 100 births | 2.82 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 deaths per 100 births | 1.95 deaths per 100 births | 2.22 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 deaths per 100 births | 1.8 deaths per 100 births | 1.91 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 34 Cameroon 1.83 deaths per 100 births compare
- 35 Mozambique 1.83 deaths per 100 births compare
- 36 Burundi 1.8 deaths per 100 births compare
- 38 Equatorial Guinea 1.78 deaths per 100 births compare
- 39 Haiti 1.78 deaths per 100 births compare
- 40 Mauritania 1.69 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Senegal
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.10 million people (2100)
- Population density 244.19 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.77 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 11,836 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.77 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.77 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Senegal?
- Stillbirth rate in Senegal was 1.8 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for stillbirth rate?
- Senegal ranks 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.