Ghana vs Namibia: Youth mortality rate
Ghana
4.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia
4.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
43rd
Namibia rank
42nd
Youth mortality rate over time
- Ghana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 4.59 deaths per 100 live births against 4.54 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 43rd and Namibia ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10.45 deaths per 100 live births | 7.43 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 13.48 deaths per 100 live births | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 9.92 deaths per 100 live births | 8.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | 6.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4723 deaths per 100 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0604 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Ghana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 4.59 deaths per 100 live births against 4.54 deaths per 100 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Ghana and Namibia?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 43rd and Namibia ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.