Botswana vs Ghana: Number of child deaths, per capita
Botswana
0.0008 deaths per person
in 2024
Ghana
0.0009 deaths per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
53rd
Ghana rank
50th
Number of child deaths, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0009 deaths per person against 0.0008 deaths per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 53rd and Ghana ranks 50th of 195 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0066 deaths per person | 0.0095 deaths per person | 0.0029 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.0045 deaths per person | 0.0082 deaths per person | 0.0038 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0023 deaths per person | 0.0063 deaths per person | 0.004 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.002 deaths per person | 0.0042 deaths per person | 0.0023 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0019 deaths per person | 0.0028 deaths per person | 0.0009 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0013 deaths per person | 0.0017 deaths per person | 0.0004 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0009 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Botswana or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0009 deaths per person against 0.0008 deaths per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Botswana and Ghana?
- 0.0001 deaths per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 53rd and Ghana ranks 50th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.