Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate
Ghana
-3.57 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka
-3.65 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
164th
Sri Lanka rank
167th
Child mortality by sex, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -3.57 % change on previous year against -3.65 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ghana ranks 164th and Sri Lanka ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.9 % change on previous year | -3.33 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1960s | -0.3881 % change on previous year | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | -1.78 % change on previous year | -3.37 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1980s | -2.33 % change on previous year | -5.4 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | -2.28 % change on previous year | -4.7 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | -3.72 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | 11.93 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -4.39 % change on previous year | -8.7 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | -3.95 % change on previous year | -4.15 % change on previous year | 0.2016 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, annual growth rate, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Ghana, at -3.57 % change on previous year against -3.65 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex, annual growth rate between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for child mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 164th and Sri Lanka ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Child mortality by sex, 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 by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.