Ghana vs Senegal: Mortality rate, under-5
Ghana
35.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal
36.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Senegal rank
50th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 36.5 per 1,000 live births against 35.9 per 1,000 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 50th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 204.36 per 1,000 live births | 295.72 per 1,000 live births | 91.36 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 188.16 per 1,000 live births | 254.04 per 1,000 live births | 65.88 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 154.29 per 1,000 live births | 173.42 per 1,000 live births | 19.13 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 1990s | 115.36 per 1,000 live births | 136.12 per 1,000 live births | 20.76 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | 94.31 per 1,000 live births | 10.21 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 54.37 per 1,000 live births | 53.61 per 1,000 live births | 0.76 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 38.84 per 1,000 live births | 40.24 per 1,000 live births | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Ghana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 36.5 per 1,000 live births against 35.9 per 1,000 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ghana and Senegal?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 50th of 196 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.