Rwanda vs Senegal: Number of under-five deaths, female

Rwanda
6,661
in 2024
Senegal
8,421
in 2024
Rwanda rank
47th
Senegal rank
45th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 8,421 against 6,661 in Rwanda, a difference of 1,760.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.

Rwanda ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 45th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 16,198 26,021 9,823 Senegal
1970s 24,058 28,646 4,588 Senegal
1980s 23,470 23,478 8.1 Senegal
1990s 31,603 21,337 10,266 Rwanda
2000s 18,949 17,426 1,523 Rwanda
2010s 8,338 11,580 3,242 Senegal
2020s 6,954 9,001 2,047 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Rwanda or Senegal?
Senegal, at 8,421 against 6,661 in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Rwanda and Senegal?
1,760, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Senegal rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Rwanda ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 45th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.