Ghana vs Myanmar: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
3.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Myanmar
3.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Myanmar rank
48th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar 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 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Myanmar ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.33 deaths per 100 live births | 17.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1970s | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | 15.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1980s | 15.43 deaths per 100 live births | 12.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 11.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | 8.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.332 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2289 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 0.066 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Ghana or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, 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 Myanmar?
- 0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Myanmar ranks 48th 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 .