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

Ghana
27.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
28.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
52nd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
50th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Ghana
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 28.7 per 1,000 live births against 27.5 per 1,000 live births in Ghana, a difference of 1.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 52nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 50th of 197 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 118.74 per 1,000 live births 119.75 per 1,000 live births 1.01 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s 102.93 per 1,000 live births 110.02 per 1,000 live births 7.09 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 84.38 per 1,000 live births 107.55 per 1,000 live births 23.17 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 68.08 per 1,000 live births 100.24 per 1,000 live births 32.16 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 54.3 per 1,000 live births 65.77 per 1,000 live births 11.47 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 38.9 per 1,000 live births 41.31 per 1,000 live births 2.41 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 29.5 per 1,000 live births 30.92 per 1,000 live births 1.42 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, Ghana or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 28.7 per 1,000 live births against 27.5 per 1,000 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Ghana and Tanzania, United Republic of?
1.2 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?
Ghana ranks 52nd 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.