Infant Mortality Rate: Senegal
Senegal's infant mortality rate is currently 28.9 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Senegal Infant Mortality Rate Senegal's infant mortality rate stands at 28.
Current (2024)
28.9 per 1,000 births
-3.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
127.5 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
28.9 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Senegal
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Senegal
Analysis# Senegal Infant Mortality Rate
Senegal's infant mortality rate stands at 28.9 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing a dramatic improvement from its 1960 peak of 127.5. Over six decades, the country has achieved a 77.3% reduction in infant deaths, moving from one of the world's highest rates to a level approaching lower-middle-income country benchmarks. This sustained decline reflects decades of progress in healthcare access, maternal care, and public health infrastructure.
The past decade reveals accelerating momentum. Between 2015 and 2024, Senegal's rate fell from 37.3 to 28.9 per 1,000 births—a steady annual decline of approximately one percentage point. The consistent year-over-year improvements suggest institutional and policy reforms are taking hold. If this trajectory continues, Senegal could reach further reductions in the coming years, though maintaining such gains will require sustained investment in healthcare systems and maternal-child health services.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.9 per 1,000 births | -3.67% |
| 2023 | 30 per 1,000 births | -3.85% |
| 2022 | 31.2 per 1,000 births | -4.00% |
| 2021 | 32.5 per 1,000 births | -3.56% |
| 2020 | 33.7 per 1,000 births | -3.16% |
| 2019 | 34.8 per 1,000 births | -2.52% |
| 2018 | 35.7 per 1,000 births | -1.65% |
| 2017 | 36.3 per 1,000 births | -1.36% |
| 2016 | 36.8 per 1,000 births | -1.34% |
| 2015 | 37.3 per 1,000 births | -1.32% |
| 2014 | 37.8 per 1,000 births | -1.82% |
| 2013 | 38.5 per 1,000 births | -2.04% |
| 2012 | 39.3 per 1,000 births | -2.48% |
| 2011 | 40.3 per 1,000 births | -2.89% |
| 2010 | 41.5 per 1,000 births | -3.71% |
| 2009 | 43.1 per 1,000 births | -4.01% |
| 2008 | 44.9 per 1,000 births | -5.07% |
| 2007 | 47.3 per 1,000 births | -5.59% |
| 2006 | 50.1 per 1,000 births | -6.36% |
| 2005 | 53.5 per 1,000 births | -6.96% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 57.5 per 1,000 births | -7.11% |
| 2003 | 61.9 per 1,000 births | -6.78% |
| 2002 | 66.4 per 1,000 births | -5.95% |
| 2001 | 70.6 per 1,000 births | -4.59% |
| 2000 | 74 per 1,000 births | -2.76% |
| 1999 | 76.1 per 1,000 births | -1.30% |
| 1998 | 77.1 per 1,000 births | -0.13% |
| 1997 | 77.2 per 1,000 births | +0.78% |
| 1996 | 76.6 per 1,000 births | +1.19% |
| 1995 | 75.7 per 1,000 births | +1.34% |
| 1994 | 74.7 per 1,000 births | +1.36% |
| 1993 | 73.7 per 1,000 births | +1.10% |
| 1992 | 72.9 per 1,000 births | +0.41% |
| 1991 | 72.6 per 1,000 births | -0.55% |
| 1990 | 73 per 1,000 births | -1.88% |
| 1989 | 74.4 per 1,000 births | -2.87% |
| 1988 | 76.6 per 1,000 births | -3.77% |
| 1987 | 79.6 per 1,000 births | -4.10% |
| 1986 | 83 per 1,000 births | -3.94% |
| 1985 | 86.4 per 1,000 births | -3.14% |
| 1984 | 89.2 per 1,000 births | -2.51% |
| 1983 | 91.5 per 1,000 births | -2.03% |
| 1982 | 93.4 per 1,000 births | -1.79% |
| 1981 | 95.1 per 1,000 births | -2.06% |
| 1980 | 97.1 per 1,000 births | -2.51% |
| 1979 | 99.6 per 1,000 births | -3.02% |
| 1978 | 102.7 per 1,000 births | -3.30% |
| 1977 | 106.2 per 1,000 births | -3.28% |
| 1976 | 109.8 per 1,000 births | -2.92% |
| 1975 | 113.1 per 1,000 births | -2.33% |
| 1974 | 115.8 per 1,000 births | -1.86% |
| 1973 | 118 per 1,000 births | -1.42% |
| 1972 | 119.7 per 1,000 births | -1.16% |
| 1971 | 121.1 per 1,000 births | -0.82% |
| 1970 | 122.1 per 1,000 births | -0.49% |
| 1969 | 122.7 per 1,000 births | -0.41% |
| 1968 | 123.2 per 1,000 births | -0.24% |
| 1967 | 123.5 per 1,000 births | -0.24% |
| 1966 | 123.8 per 1,000 births | -0.32% |
| 1965 | 124.2 per 1,000 births | -0.32% |
| 1964 | 124.6 per 1,000 births | -0.32% |
| 1963 | 125 per 1,000 births | -0.40% |
| 1962 | 125.5 per 1,000 births | -0.63% |
| 1961 | 126.3 per 1,000 births | -0.94% |
| 1960 | 127.5 per 1,000 births | — |
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