Ghana vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mortality rate, infant, male

Ghana
30.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
31.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
50th

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 31.5 per 1,000 live births against 30.7 per 1,000 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

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

Ghana ranks 51st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 50th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 126.87 per 1,000 live births 126.65 per 1,000 live births 0.22 per 1,000 live births Ghana
1970s 110.23 per 1,000 live births 116.76 per 1,000 live births 6.53 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 91.03 per 1,000 live births 113.05 per 1,000 live births 22.02 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 74.29 per 1,000 live births 105.19 per 1,000 live births 30.9 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 59.94 per 1,000 live births 70.26 per 1,000 live births 10.32 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 43.23 per 1,000 live births 45.14 per 1,000 live births 1.91 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 32.9 per 1,000 live births 34 per 1,000 live births 1.1 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Ghana or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 31.5 per 1,000 live births against 30.7 per 1,000 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Ghana and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania, United Republic of?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
Ghana ranks 51st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 50th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.