Dominican Republic vs Ghana: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Dominican Republic
3.11 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana
3.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
54th
Ghana rank
51st
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Dominican Republic
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.59 deaths per 100 live births against 3.11 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.48 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 51st of 106 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 12.01 deaths per 100 live births | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 8.71 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 5.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6291 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Dominican Republic or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 3.59 deaths per 100 live births against 3.11 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Dominican Republic and Ghana?
- 0.48 deaths per 100 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Ghana rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Dominican Republic ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 51st of 106 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 household wealth. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.