Ethiopia vs Senegal

Ethiopia vs Senegal: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 4.5 per 100 live births in Ethiopia and 3.7 per 100 live births in Senegal, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.8 per 100 live births, or 1.22 times that in Senegal.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Ethiopia vs Senegal: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 4.5 per 100 live births in Ethiopia and 3.7 per 100 live births in Senegal, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.8 per 100 live births, or 1.22 times that in Senegal.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 1972, when it overtook Senegal.
  • In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 36 and Senegal ranked 50 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearEthiopiaSenegalWorld
20244.53.73.7
20235.23.83.8
20226.844
202174.24
20205.24.43.9
20195.44.64
20185.64.84
20175.84.94.1
20166.15.14.2
20156.45.24.3
20146.85.44.4
20137.15.64.5
20127.55.84.7
20117.965
20108.36.35.1
20098.76.65.3
20089.275.5
20079.77.55.7
200610.28.16
200510.88.86.2
200411.59.66.6
200312.110.46.8
200212.711.37.1
200113.412.27.4
20001412.97.7
199914.613.47.9
199815.313.78.3
199715.913.88.4
199616.613.88.6
199517.213.78.8
199417.913.68.9
199318.613.59.1
199219.213.59.2
199119.713.59.3
199020.213.79.4
198920.714.19.5
198821.114.710
198721.515.49.9
19863016.310.3
198530.617.110.6
198431.717.910.9
198332.318.611.1
198223.619.211.2
198123.919.811.6
198024.220.411.9
197924.421.211.9
197824.622.112.3
197724.623.112.6
197624.724.212.8
197528.525.313.1
197428.626.213.3
197328.82713.5
197228.927.713.7
197124.928.413.9
19702528.814.2
19692529.214.6
19682529.415
196725.129.615.3
196625.129.715.1
1965–29.715.1
1964–29.715.7
1963–29.716.2
1962–29.617
1961–29.518.8
1960–29.520.2
1959–29.619.9
1958–29.819.7
1957–30.120.5
1956–30.521.3
1955–3122.3
1954–31.522.8
1953–32.123.3
1952–32.623.9
1951–33.224.3
1950–33.724.7
1949–34.324.9
1948–34.924.9
1947–35.425.5
1946–3625.8
1945–36.626.7
1944–37.127.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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