Ghana vs Senegal: Infant mortality rate by sex
Ghana
2.41 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
2.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
52nd
Senegal rank
51st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2.51 deaths per 100 live births against 2.41 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Ghana ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 51st 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 | 12.22 deaths per 100 live births | 13.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1960s | 11.01 deaths per 100 live births | 11.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6044 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9683 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 7.74 deaths per 100 live births | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.234 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1990s | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 6.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6458 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.194 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1532 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1265 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Ghana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 2.51 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 Ghana and Senegal?
- 0.1 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 rate by sex?
- Ghana ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 51st 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 .