Ghana vs Mauritania: Annual death rates at different ages
Ghana
31.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania
31.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
43rd
Mauritania rank
42nd
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Ghana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 31.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 31.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Ghana ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 149.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 198.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 131.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 161.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 121.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 136.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 100.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 107.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 77.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 85.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 58.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 41.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9488 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 32.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1299 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Ghana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 31.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 31.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Ghana and Mauritania?
- 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Ghana ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.