Eritrea vs Ghana: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Eritrea
38.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana
39.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
52nd
Ghana rank
50th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 39.8 per 1,000 live births against 38.3 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 1.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 52nd and Ghana ranks 50th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 228.76 per 1,000 live births 185.74 per 1,000 live births 43.02 per 1,000 live births Eritrea
1980s 222.46 per 1,000 live births 161.86 per 1,000 live births 60.6 per 1,000 live births Eritrea
1990s 132.28 per 1,000 live births 122.81 per 1,000 live births 9.47 per 1,000 live births Eritrea
2000s 76.9 per 1,000 live births 91.05 per 1,000 live births 14.15 per 1,000 live births Ghana
2010s 52.67 per 1,000 live births 59.7 per 1,000 live births 7.03 per 1,000 live births Ghana
2020s 40.84 per 1,000 live births 42.98 per 1,000 live births 2.14 per 1,000 live births Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Eritrea or Ghana?
Ghana, at 39.8 per 1,000 live births against 38.3 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Eritrea and Ghana?
1.5 per 1,000 live births, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ghana?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Ghana rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Eritrea ranks 52nd and Ghana 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, under-5, 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, 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

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.