Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.045 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.045 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
42nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1537 units per square kilometre
in 1973
All-time low
0.045 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Senegal is 0.045 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.1537 units per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.045 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 42nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1204 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1241 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1279 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1317 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1355 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1391 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1427 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.146 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.149 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1513 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1529 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1537 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1537 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1529 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.151 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1481 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1447 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1382 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1314 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1291 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1221 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1123 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1034 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1035 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1046 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1182 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1183 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1164 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1117 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1054 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0988 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0922 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0713 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0637 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0571 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0551 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0503 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.045 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.045 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.045 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1352 units per square kilometre | 0.1204 units per square kilometre | 0.149 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1488 units per square kilometre | 0.1382 units per square kilometre | 0.1537 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1219 units per square kilometre | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1108 units per square kilometre | 0.1034 units per square kilometre | 0.1183 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0905 units per square kilometre | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | 0.1164 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | 0.045 units per square kilometre | 0.0503 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 39 Lesotho 0.0492 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.0482 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Nepal 0.0472 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Kenya 0.0447 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Yemen 0.0445 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Timor-Leste 0.0445 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.045 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1537 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.045 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.