Ghana vs Myanmar: Child mortality rate
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 rate 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 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Myanmar ranks 48th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.52 deaths per 100 live births | 21.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.51 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | 15.72 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 | 0.333 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.228 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 0.064 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Myanmar ranks 48th 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.