Ghana vs Senegal: Child mortality by sex
Ghana
3.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
4.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
50th
Senegal rank
47th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 4.05 deaths per 100 live births against 3.98 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Ghana ranks 50th and Senegal ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24 deaths per 100 live births | 31.98 deaths per 100 live births | 7.98 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1960s | 21.39 deaths per 100 live births | 29.99 deaths per 100 live births | 8.61 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 19.64 deaths per 100 live births | 25.92 deaths per 100 live births | 6.28 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 16.19 deaths per 100 live births | 18.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1990s | 12.28 deaths per 100 live births | 14.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9231 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | 5.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1048 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1586 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Ghana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 4.05 deaths per 100 live births against 3.98 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Ghana and Senegal?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Ghana ranks 50th and Senegal ranks 47th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .