Dominica vs Ghana: Mortality rate, under-5
Dominica
35.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana
35.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominica rank
52nd
Ghana rank
51st
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Dominica
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 35.9 per 1,000 live births against 35.7 per 1,000 live births in Dominica, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 52nd and Ghana ranks 51st of 197 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.26 per 1,000 live births | 204.36 per 1,000 live births | 111.1 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 1970s | 39.63 per 1,000 live births | 188.16 per 1,000 live births | 148.53 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 1980s | 21.53 per 1,000 live births | 154.29 per 1,000 live births | 132.76 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 18.47 per 1,000 live births | 115.36 per 1,000 live births | 96.89 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 21.52 per 1,000 live births | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | 62.58 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 28.84 per 1,000 live births | 54.37 per 1,000 live births | 25.53 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 34.86 per 1,000 live births | 38.84 per 1,000 live births | 3.98 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, Dominica or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 35.9 per 1,000 live births against 35.7 per 1,000 live births in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Dominica and Ghana?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Ghana rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Dominica ranks 52nd and Ghana ranks 51st 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.