Ghana vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, adult, female

Ghana
190.29 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
88.9 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 190.29 per 1,000 female adults against 88.9 per 1,000 female adults in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 101.39 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Ghana's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 31st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 218 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 328.32 per 1,000 female adults 241.66 per 1,000 female adults 86.66 per 1,000 female adults Ghana
1970s 318.86 per 1,000 female adults 205.17 per 1,000 female adults 113.69 per 1,000 female adults Ghana
1980s 296.7 per 1,000 female adults 167.63 per 1,000 female adults 129.07 per 1,000 female adults Ghana
1990s 280.65 per 1,000 female adults 134.68 per 1,000 female adults 145.97 per 1,000 female adults Ghana
2000s 262.37 per 1,000 female adults 110.67 per 1,000 female adults 151.7 per 1,000 female adults Ghana
2010s 226.01 per 1,000 female adults 97.06 per 1,000 female adults 128.95 per 1,000 female adults Ghana
2020s 200.51 per 1,000 female adults 104.27 per 1,000 female adults 96.23 per 1,000 female adults Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Ghana or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Ghana, at 190.29 per 1,000 female adults against 88.9 per 1,000 female adults in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Ghana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
101.39 per 1,000 female adults, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Ghana ranks 31st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.