Which has higher child mortality, Ghana or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 3.69 against 3.59 in Ghana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?

85 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana

3.59

in 2024

Mauritania

3.69

in 2024

Ghana rank

51st

Mauritania rank

48th

Mauritania currently reports 3.69 against 3.59 in Ghana, a difference of 0.1.

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 48th of 200 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 5.

Decade	Ghana	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1940s	28.56	32.66	4.1	Mauritania
1950s	22.98	28.89	5.91	Mauritania
1960s	20.44	23.51	3.07	Mauritania
1970s	18.82	20.41	1.59	Mauritania
1980s	15.43	14.18	1.25	Ghana
1990s	11.54	11.04	0.495	Ghana
2000s	8.41	7.65	0.761	Ghana
2010s	5.44	4.99	0.445	Ghana
2020s	3.88	3.94	0.058	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Ghana or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 3.69 against 3.59 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Ghana and Mauritania?: 0.1, 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?: Ghana ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 48th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.