Lesotho vs Senegal: Children died before five per woman

Lesotho
0.1655
in 2024
Senegal
0.1549
in 2024
Lesotho rank
34th
Senegal rank
37th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Lesotho
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.1655 against 0.1549 in Senegal, a difference of 0.0106.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.

Lesotho ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 37th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 1.26 2.15 0.8892 Senegal
1960s 1.07 2.12 1.05 Senegal
1970s 0.8972 1.85 0.9479 Senegal
1980s 0.5466 1.22 0.6707 Senegal
1990s 0.395 0.8046 0.4096 Senegal
2000s 0.3906 0.4958 0.1052 Senegal
2010s 0.2493 0.2591 0.0099 Senegal
2020s 0.1815 0.1752 0.0062 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Lesotho or Senegal?
Lesotho, at 0.1655 against 0.1549 in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Lesotho and Senegal?
0.0106, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Senegal?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Senegal rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Lesotho ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed