Ghana vs Mauritania: Child mortality 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
49th
Child mortality 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 85 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Mauritania ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 28.57 deaths per 100 live births | 32.66 deaths per 100 live births | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 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 | 0.4955 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | 7.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7614 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4453 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0595 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality 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 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?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 49th of 199 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 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .