Ghana vs Myanmar: Neonatal mortality rate
Ghana
18.07 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Myanmar
19.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
52nd
Myanmar rank
49th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Ghana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 19.6 per 1,000 live births against 18.07 per 1,000 live births in Ghana, a difference of 1.53 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Ghana ranks 52nd and Myanmar ranks 49th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.42 per 1,000 live births | 32.89 per 1,000 live births | 0.4673 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 24.87 per 1,000 live births | 24.84 per 1,000 live births | 0.0311 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 19.21 per 1,000 live births | 20.58 per 1,000 live births | 1.37 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Ghana or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 19.6 per 1,000 live births against 18.07 per 1,000 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Ghana and Myanmar?
- 1.53 per 1,000 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 52nd and Myanmar ranks 49th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.