Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality, annual growth rate
Ghana
-3.49 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-3.52 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
153rd
Sierra Leone rank
154th
Child mortality, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -3.49 % change on previous year against -3.52 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ghana ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.59 % change on previous year | -1.47 % change on previous year | 0.1171 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -0.3793 % change on previous year | -1.58 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | -1.76 % change on previous year | -1.51 % change on previous year | 0.2578 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | -2.45 % change on previous year | -1.08 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | -2.41 % change on previous year | -1.3 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -3.9 % change on previous year | -3.18 % change on previous year | 0.7223 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -4.49 % change on previous year | -4.09 % change on previous year | 0.3942 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -4.03 % change on previous year | -3.53 % change on previous year | 0.5028 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, annual growth rate, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Ghana, at -3.49 % change on previous year against -3.52 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality, annual growth rate between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.