Ghana vs Myanmar: Annual death rates at different ages in females
Ghana
27.82 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Myanmar
28.94 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
42nd
Myanmar rank
39th
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- Ghana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 28.94 deaths per 1,000 people against 27.82 deaths per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 1.12 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Myanmar ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 137.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 188.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 120.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 143.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 111.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 111.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.205 deaths per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 92.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 91.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2052 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 70.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 52.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 37.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 29.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, Ghana or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 28.94 deaths per 1,000 people against 27.82 deaths per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in females between Ghana and Myanmar?
- 1.12 deaths per 1,000 people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Myanmar ranks 39th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.