Ghana vs Zambia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female
Ghana
5 per 1,000
in 2024
Zambia
5.2 per 1,000
in 2024
Ghana rank
29th
Zambia rank
27th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.2 per 1,000 against 5 per 1,000 in Ghana, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Ghana ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2 per 1,000 | 16.23 per 1,000 | 3.03 per 1,000 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 9.43 per 1,000 | 11.53 per 1,000 | 2.1 per 1,000 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.75 per 1,000 | 6.88 per 1,000 | 0.13 per 1,000 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 5.36 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 | 0.04 per 1,000 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female, Ghana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.2 per 1,000 against 5 per 1,000 in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female between Ghana and Zambia?
- 0.2 per 1,000, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- Ghana ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 27th 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 children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.