Ghana vs Uganda: Mortality rate, adult, female

Ghana
190.29 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Uganda
188.53 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
Uganda rank
32nd

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 190.29 per 1,000 female adults against 188.53 per 1,000 female adults in Uganda, a difference of 1.76 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Ghana ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 32nd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 328.32 per 1,000 female adults 329.56 per 1,000 female adults 1.24 per 1,000 female adults Uganda
1970s 318.86 per 1,000 female adults 342.55 per 1,000 female adults 23.69 per 1,000 female adults Uganda
1980s 296.7 per 1,000 female adults 379.17 per 1,000 female adults 82.47 per 1,000 female adults Uganda
1990s 280.65 per 1,000 female adults 440.58 per 1,000 female adults 159.93 per 1,000 female adults Uganda
2000s 262.37 per 1,000 female adults 388.54 per 1,000 female adults 126.17 per 1,000 female adults Uganda
2010s 226.01 per 1,000 female adults 265.48 per 1,000 female adults 39.47 per 1,000 female adults Uganda
2020s 200.51 per 1,000 female adults 201.65 per 1,000 female adults 1.14 per 1,000 female adults Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Ghana or Uganda?
Ghana, at 190.29 per 1,000 female adults against 188.53 per 1,000 female adults in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Ghana and Uganda?
1.76 per 1,000 female adults, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Ghana ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 32nd 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.