Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Senegal
Senegal: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 1,978 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Senegal is 1,978, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Senegal peaked at 6,216 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,978, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 43rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,507 | — |
| 1991 | 5,488 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5,521 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5,608 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 5,733 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 5,884 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 6,043 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 6,154 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 6,216 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 6,194 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 6,079 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 5,898 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 5,650 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 5,372 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 5,090 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 4,826 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 4,576 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 4,345 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 4,129 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 3,923 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 3,707 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 3,504 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 3,303 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 3,116 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2,951 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 2,804 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 2,677 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2,568 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2,471 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 2,381 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 2,299 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2,215 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2,126 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 2,045 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1,978 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,835 | 5,488 | 6,216 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,989 | 3,923 | 6,079 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,948 | 2,381 | 3,707 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,133 | 1,978 | 2,299 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 40 Mexico 2,371 compare
- 41 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,269 compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 2,140 compare
- 44 Central African Republic 1,868 compare
- 45 Zimbabwe 1,761 compare
- 46 Myanmar 1,703 compare
More education data for Senegal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Senegal?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Senegal was 1,978 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6,216 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,978 in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Senegal ranks 43rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years