Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate
Ghana
-2.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-2.44 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
118th
Sierra Leone rank
115th
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -2.44 % change on previous year against -2.51 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 118th and Sierra Leone ranks 115th of 201 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.775 % change on previous year | 0.8179 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1960s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.8738 % change on previous year | 0.469 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | -0.3524 % change on previous year | 0.9789 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0504 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | -0.6625 % change on previous year | 0.0303 % change on previous year | 0.6928 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -1.1 % change on previous year | -0.8864 % change on previous year | 0.2165 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -2.81 % change on previous year | -3.29 % change on previous year | 0.4776 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | -3.03 % change on previous year | -2.6 % change on previous year | 0.4358 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -2.44 % change on previous year against -2.51 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.07 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 118th and Sierra Leone ranks 115th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.