Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre

Ghana
0.11 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0066 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.11 units per square kilometre against 0.0066 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1034 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 16.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 195 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1892 units per square kilometre 0.0221 units per square kilometre 0.1671 units per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.1773 units per square kilometre 0.0128 units per square kilometre 0.1645 units per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.1471 units per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre 0.1384 units per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.1152 units per square kilometre 0.0069 units per square kilometre 0.1083 units per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Ghana, at 0.11 units per square kilometre against 0.0066 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.1034 units per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,234 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.