Ghana vs Senegal: Infant mortality rate
Ghana
2.75 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
2.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
52nd
Senegal rank
49th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2.89 deaths per 100 live births against 2.75 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Senegal ahead.
Ghana ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births | 18.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1950s | 13.14 deaths per 100 live births | 14.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1960s | 11.87 deaths per 100 live births | 12.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5882 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 11.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9895 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 8.44 deaths per 100 live births | 8.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2239 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1990s | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6866 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2597 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1072 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1805 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Ghana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 2.89 deaths per 100 live births against 2.75 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Ghana and Senegal?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 49th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .