Dominican Republic vs Ghana: Infant mortality rate by sex
Dominican Republic
2.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana
2.41 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
50th
Ghana rank
52nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Dominican Republic
- Ghana
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.52 deaths per 100 live births against 2.41 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ghana ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 12.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1960s | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 11.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1970s | 7.49 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1980s | 5.29 deaths per 100 live births | 7.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6198 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0536 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Dominican Republic or Ghana?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.52 deaths per 100 live births against 2.41 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Dominican Republic and Ghana?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Ghana rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Dominican Republic ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .