Ghana vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5
Ghana
35.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
35.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
South Africa rank
53rd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 35.9 per 1,000 live births against 35.1 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 53rd of 197 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 180.37 per 1,000 live births | 114.93 per 1,000 live births | 65.43 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 1980s | 154.29 per 1,000 live births | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | 79.19 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 115.36 per 1,000 live births | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | 55.06 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | 73.13 per 1,000 live births | 10.97 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 54.37 per 1,000 live births | 40 per 1,000 live births | 14.37 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 38.84 per 1,000 live births | 34.42 per 1,000 live births | 4.42 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, Ghana or South Africa?
- Ghana, at 35.9 per 1,000 live births against 35.1 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ghana and South Africa?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Ghana ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 53rd 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.