Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Number of child deaths, per capita
Ghana
0.0009 deaths per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0009 deaths per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Number of child deaths, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0009 deaths per person against 0.0009 deaths per person in Ghana, a difference of 0 deaths per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 deaths per person | 0.0074 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.0082 deaths per person | 0.005 deaths per person | 0.0032 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0063 deaths per person | 0.0035 deaths per person | 0.0029 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0042 deaths per person | 0.0027 deaths per person | 0.0015 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0028 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | 0.0007 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 | 0.001 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0009 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 0 deaths per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th 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.