Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male
Burkina Faso
5.4 per 1,000
in 2024
Ghana
5.8 per 1,000
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
32nd
Ghana rank
29th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.8 per 1,000 against 5.4 per 1,000 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.12 per 1,000 | 14.64 per 1,000 | 12.48 per 1,000 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 20.3 per 1,000 | 10.47 per 1,000 | 9.83 per 1,000 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.26 per 1,000 | 7.46 per 1,000 | 2.8 per 1,000 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.88 per 1,000 | 6.12 per 1,000 | 0.24 per 1,000 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 5.8 per 1,000 against 5.4 per 1,000 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 0.4 per 1,000, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 29th 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, male (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 male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.