Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Ghana
Ghana: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 3.4 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. child mortality in Ghana is 3.4 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Ghana peaked at 6.95 live births per woman in 1969 and was at its lowest, 3.4 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Ghana 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 6.8 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.91 live births per woman | 6.86 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.15 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.22 live births per woman | 4.82 live births per woman | 5.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 live births per woman | 4.18 live births per woman | 4.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman | 4.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 3.54 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 44 Vanuatu 3.6 live births per woman compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 3.56 live births per woman compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 3.5 live births per woman compare
- 48 French Guiana 3.39 live births per woman compare
- 49 Nauru 3.33 live births per woman compare
- 50 Palestine 3.31 live births per woman compare
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 fertility rate vs. child mortality in Ghana?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Ghana was 3.4 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.95 live births per woman in 1969.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Ghana ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.