Ghana vs Tanzania: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Ghana
3.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania
3.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Tanzania rank
48th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Ghana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3.74 deaths per 100 live births against 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 48th of 106 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.01 deaths per 100 live births | 16.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.43 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 8.71 deaths per 100 live births | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 5.54 deaths per 100 live births | 5.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2136 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | 4.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1806 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Ghana or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 3.74 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 by household wealth between Ghana and Tanzania?
- 0.15 deaths per 100 live births, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Tanzania rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 48th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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.