Ghana vs Mauritania: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
3.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania
3.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Mauritania rank
48th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.69 deaths per 100 live births against 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 48th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.98 deaths per 100 live births | 28.89 deaths per 100 live births | 5.91 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 20.44 deaths per 100 live births | 23.51 deaths per 100 live births | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | 20.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 15.43 deaths per 100 live births | 14.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 11.54 deaths per 100 live births | 11.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.495 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | 7.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.761 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.445 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.058 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Ghana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.69 deaths per 100 live births against 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Mauritania?
- 0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 48th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.