Child mortality rate in Ghana
Ghana: Child mortality rate was 4.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4.1% for child mortality rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Ghana peaked at 25.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 39th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.1% | 21.3% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.5% | 20.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.7% | 17.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 13.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 4 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 20 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Ghana?
- Child mortality rate in Ghana was 4.1% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for child mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.