Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Number of infant deaths, per capita
Ghana
0.0007 deaths per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0008 deaths per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Number of infant deaths, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0008 deaths per person against 0.0007 deaths per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th 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 | 0.0056 deaths per person | 0.0055 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.0046 deaths per person | 0.0038 deaths per person | 0.0008 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0035 deaths per person | 0.0027 deaths per person | 0.0009 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0025 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | 0.0004 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0018 deaths per person | 0.0017 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0012 deaths per person | 0.0012 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0008 deaths per person | 0.0008 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 infant deaths, per capita, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0008 deaths per person against 0.0007 deaths per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per capita between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0001 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 infant deaths, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant 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 infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.