Ghana vs North America: Mortality rate, adult, female
Ghana
190.29 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
North America
79.43 per 1,000 female adults
in 2023
Ghana rank
31st
North America rank
34th
Mortality rate, adult, female over time
- Ghana
- North America
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 190.29 per 1,000 female adults against 79.43 per 1,000 female adults in North America, a difference of 110.86 per 1,000 female adults.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.4 times North America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 31st and North America ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 328.32 per 1,000 female adults | 126.91 per 1,000 female adults | 201.41 per 1,000 female adults | Ghana |
| 1970s | 318.86 per 1,000 female adults | 113.85 per 1,000 female adults | 205 per 1,000 female adults | Ghana |
| 1980s | 296.7 per 1,000 female adults | 94.69 per 1,000 female adults | 202.01 per 1,000 female adults | Ghana |
| 1990s | 280.65 per 1,000 female adults | 85.73 per 1,000 female adults | 194.92 per 1,000 female adults | Ghana |
| 2000s | 262.37 per 1,000 female adults | 79.14 per 1,000 female adults | 183.23 per 1,000 female adults | Ghana |
| 2010s | 226.01 per 1,000 female adults | 76.59 per 1,000 female adults | 149.42 per 1,000 female adults | Ghana |
| 2020s | 203.06 per 1,000 female adults | 88.36 per 1,000 female adults | 114.7 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 North America?
- Ghana, at 190.29 per 1,000 female adults against 79.43 per 1,000 female adults in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Ghana and North America?
- 110.86 per 1,000 female adults, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and North America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and North America rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Ghana ranks 31st and North America ranks 34th 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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About this data
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.