How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Nigeria: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male

Ghana

7.9 per 1,000

in 2024

Nigeria

7.8 per 1,000

in 2024

Ghana rank

41st

Nigeria rank

44th

Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male over time

Ghana
Nigeria

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 7.9 per 1,000 against 7.8 per 1,000 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 44th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.05 per 1,000	14.4 per 1,000	3.35 per 1,000	Nigeria
2000s	9.8 per 1,000	10.36 per 1,000	0.56 per 1,000	Nigeria
2010s	9.26 per 1,000	8.79 per 1,000	0.47 per 1,000	Ghana
2020s	8.24 per 1,000	8.04 per 1,000	0.2 per 1,000	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male, Ghana or Nigeria?: Ghana, at 7.9 per 1,000 against 7.8 per 1,000 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male between Ghana and Nigeria?: 0.1 per 1,000, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male?: Ghana ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 44th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male (per 1,000)
Unit: per 1,000
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Probability of dying male adolescents between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 male adolescents age 15, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.