Eritrea vs Ghana: Child mortality rate
Eritrea
3.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana
3.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
54th
Ghana rank
51st
Child mortality rate over time
- Eritrea
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.59 deaths per 100 live births against 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 51st of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.87 deaths per 100 live births | 20.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 21.48 deaths per 100 live births | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 20.87 deaths per 100 live births | 15.43 deaths per 100 live births | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 12.19 deaths per 100 live births | 11.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.654 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.692 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.22 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Eritrea or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 3.59 deaths per 100 live births against 3.43 deaths per 100 live births in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Eritrea and Ghana?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ghana?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Ghana rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Eritrea ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 51st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.