What is the highest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 33.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Senegal rank for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?

Senegal ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Senegal data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Senegal

Name: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Senegal
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Senegal: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.65 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.5%

World rank

50th

of 199 countries

All-time high

33.74 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

3.65 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Senegal, 1950–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Senegal stood at 3.65 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Senegal peaked at 33.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.65 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Senegal ranks 50th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	31.42 deaths per 100 live births	29.62 deaths per 100 live births	33.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	29.57 deaths per 100 live births	29.19 deaths per 100 live births	29.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	25.41 deaths per 100 live births	21.2 deaths per 100 live births	28.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	17.34 deaths per 100 live births	14.12 deaths per 100 live births	20.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	13.61 deaths per 100 live births	13.38 deaths per 100 live births	13.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.43 deaths per 100 live births	6.61 deaths per 100 live births	12.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.36 deaths per 100 live births	4.62 deaths per 100 live births	6.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.03 deaths per 100 live births	3.65 deaths per 100 live births	4.42 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Senegal

47 Tanzania 3.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
48 Myanmar 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
49 Mauritania 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
51 Ghana 3.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
52 Dominica 3.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
53 South Africa 3.51 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More climate change data for Senegal

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
Population growth 2.3% (2025)
Population, total 18.93 million (2025)
Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
Urban population 10.56 million (2025)
Urban population 55.8% (2025)
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.7616 tonnes per person (2024)
Cumulative CO₂ emissions 300.60 million tonnes (2024)
CO₂ emissions per capita 0.7616 tonnes per person (2024)
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.7616 tonnes per person (2024)

All data for Senegal →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Senegal?: Child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Senegal was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 33.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Senegal rank for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?: Senegal ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .