Congo vs Ghana: Infant mortality rate by sex
Congo
2.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana
2.41 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
53rd
Ghana rank
52nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Congo
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.41 deaths per 100 live births against 2.4 deaths per 100 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Congo ranks 53rd and Ghana ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.22 deaths per 100 live births | 12.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1960s | 7.8 deaths per 100 live births | 11.01 deaths per 100 live births | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1970s | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1980s | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 7.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 5.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1601 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4731 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1975 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0421 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Congo or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.41 deaths per 100 live births against 2.4 deaths per 100 live births in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Congo and Ghana?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Congo ranks 53rd and Ghana ranks 52nd 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .