Death rate, crude in Senegal
Senegal: Death rate, crude was 5.5 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Death rate, crude in Senegal, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 5.5 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Senegal peaked at 25 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.5 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 177th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.62 per 1,000 people | 24 per 1,000 people | 25 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.13 per 1,000 people | 18.17 per 1,000 people | 23.64 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.6 per 1,000 people | 11.81 per 1,000 people | 17.52 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.12 per 1,000 people | 10.96 per 1,000 people | 11.51 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.31 per 1,000 people | 7.93 per 1,000 people | 10.81 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 per 1,000 people | 5.98 per 1,000 people | 7.74 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.87 per 1,000 people | 5.5 per 1,000 people | 6.31 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 174 Costa Rica 5.57 per 1,000 people compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 5.53 per 1,000 people compare
- 176 Egypt 5.51 per 1,000 people compare
- 178 Mongolia 5.5 per 1,000 people compare
- 179 Colombia 5.47 per 1,000 people compare
- 180 Mauritania 5.41 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Senegal
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 242,897 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 5.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 7.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 226,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 246,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 223,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 244,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 221,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 238,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Senegal?
- Death rate, crude in Senegal was 5.5 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 25 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for death rate, crude?
- Senegal ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.