Ghana vs Upper middle income: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Ghana
0.1437 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0092 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
33rd

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.1437 units per square kilometre against 0.0092 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.1345 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 15.5 times Upper middle income's.

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

Ghana ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3184 units per square kilometre 0.0504 units per square kilometre 0.2679 units per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.2699 units per square kilometre 0.0259 units per square kilometre 0.244 units per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.2041 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre 0.1886 units per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.1519 units per square kilometre 0.01 units per square kilometre 0.1419 units per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Ghana or Upper middle income?
Ghana, at 0.1437 units per square kilometre against 0.0092 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Ghana and Upper middle income?
0.1345 units per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Upper middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Upper middle income rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five 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 under-five 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, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five 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.