Child mortality gdp per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Child mortality gdp per capita was 3.59 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Child mortality gdp per capita in Ghana, 1950β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality gdp per capita in Ghana is 3.59, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality gdp per capita in Ghana peaked at 25.27 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.59, in 2024.
That places Ghana 51st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.98 | 21.13 | 25.27 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.44 | 20.27 | 20.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.82 | 17.02 | 20.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.43 | 13.27 | 16.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.54 | 10.39 | 12.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.41 | 6.98 | 9.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.44 | 4.41 | 6.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 | 3.59 | 4.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality gdp per capita in Ghana?
- Child mortality gdp per capita in Ghana was 3.59 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.27 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for child mortality gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality gdp per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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