Ghana vs Mauritania: Child mortality rate by sex
Ghana
3.18 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania
3.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
53rd
Mauritania rank
50th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Ghana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.3 deaths per 100 live births against 3.18 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Ghana ranks 53rd and Mauritania ranks 50th of 199 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 | 21.91 deaths per 100 live births | 27.7 deaths per 100 live births | 5.79 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 19.43 deaths per 100 live births | 22.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 17.95 deaths per 100 live births | 19.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 14.63 deaths per 100 live births | 13.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | 10.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5246 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 6.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.713 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3763 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0775 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Ghana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.3 deaths per 100 live births against 3.18 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Ghana and Mauritania?
- 0.12 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 by sex?
- Ghana ranks 53rd and Mauritania ranks 50th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .