Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Ghana
Ghana: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 3.59 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Ghana, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 3.59 for extreme poverty vs child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Ghana peaked at 16.81 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.59, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 51st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Ghana?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Ghana was 3.59 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.81 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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