Ghana vs Senegal: Child mortality rate
Ghana
3.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
3.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Senegal rank
50th
Child mortality rate over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.65 deaths per 100 live births against 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Senegal ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 50th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 27.35 deaths per 100 live births | 35.7 deaths per 100 live births | 8.35 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1950s | 22.98 deaths per 100 live births | 31.42 deaths per 100 live births | 8.44 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1960s | 20.44 deaths per 100 live births | 29.57 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | 25.4 deaths per 100 live births | 6.59 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 15.43 deaths per 100 live births | 17.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1990s | 11.54 deaths per 100 live births | 13.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | 9.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.076 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.14 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Ghana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.65 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 Senegal?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 50th 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.