Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Number of under-five deaths, per capita (UN Inter-agency)
Ghana
0.0009 units per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0009 units per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Number of under-five deaths, per capita (UN Inter-agency) over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0009 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Ghana, a difference of 0 units 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 197 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 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0009 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 units 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 under-five deaths, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.