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
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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About this data
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.