Ghana vs India: Infant mortality rate by sex
Ghana
2.41 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India
2.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
52nd
India rank
55th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Ghana
- India
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.41 deaths per 100 live births against 2.3 deaths per 100 live births in India, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was India ahead.
Ghana ranks 52nd and India ranks 55th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and India in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.92 deaths per 100 live births | 15.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1960s | 11.01 deaths per 100 live births | 13.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1970s | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 12.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 7.74 deaths per 100 live births | 9.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 5.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9813 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3715 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0332 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, Ghana or India?
- Ghana, at 2.41 deaths per 100 live births against 2.3 deaths per 100 live births in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Ghana and India?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and India rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Ghana ranks 52nd and India ranks 55th 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 .