Bangladesh vs Ghana: Mortality rate, neonatal
Bangladesh
17.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana
18.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
51st
Ghana rank
49th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Bangladesh
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 18.1 per 1,000 live births against 17.9 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 51st and Ghana ranks 49th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.06 per 1,000 live births | 60.74 per 1,000 live births | 32.32 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | 56.35 per 1,000 live births | 38.25 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 78.68 per 1,000 live births | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | 31.08 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 55.35 per 1,000 live births | 39.05 per 1,000 live births | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 36 per 1,000 live births | 32.42 per 1,000 live births | 3.58 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 23.98 per 1,000 live births | 24.86 per 1,000 live births | 0.88 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 18.14 per 1,000 live births | 19.22 per 1,000 live births | 1.08 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Bangladesh or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 18.1 per 1,000 live births against 17.9 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Ghana rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Bangladesh ranks 51st and Ghana ranks 49th 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, neonatal (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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.