Ghana vs Namibia: Number of child deaths, per capita

Ghana
0.0009 deaths per person
in 2024
Namibia
0.001 deaths per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
50th
Namibia rank
47th

Number of child deaths, per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Namibia
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196019922024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.001 deaths per person against 0.0009 deaths per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 50th and Namibia ranks 47th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Namibia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.008 deaths per person 0.0042 deaths per person 0.0038 deaths per person Ghana
1980s 0.0063 deaths per person 0.0034 deaths per person 0.003 deaths per person Ghana
1990s 0.0042 deaths per person 0.0026 deaths per person 0.0017 deaths per person Ghana
2000s 0.0028 deaths per person 0.002 deaths per person 0.0008 deaths per person Ghana
2010s 0.0017 deaths per person 0.0015 deaths per person 0.0002 deaths per person Ghana
2020s 0.001 deaths per person 0.0011 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Ghana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.001 deaths per person against 0.0009 deaths per person in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Ghana and Namibia?
0.0001 deaths per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
Ghana ranks 50th and Namibia ranks 47th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Namibia: Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-child-deaths-per-capita/ghana/namibia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-child-deaths-per-capita/ghana/namibia/">Ghana vs Namibia: Number of child deaths, per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 11,379 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.