Ghana vs Senegal: Infant mortality by sex
Ghana
3.07 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
3.25 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Senegal rank
48th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.25 deaths per 100 live births against 3.07 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.02 deaths per 100 live births | 15.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1960s | 12.69 deaths per 100 live births | 13.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.581 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 11.02 deaths per 100 live births | 12.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2147 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1990s | 7.43 deaths per 100 live births | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7277 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3234 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0613 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2305 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Ghana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.25 deaths per 100 live births against 3.07 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Ghana and Senegal?
- 0.18 deaths per 100 live births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 48th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .