Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Ghana
Ghana: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 34 lowest in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Ghana, 1993–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 34 lowest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Ghana peaked at 77 lowest in 1993 and was at its lowest, 34 lowest, in 2018.
That places Ghana 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 77 lowest | — |
| 1998 | 71 lowest | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 61 lowest | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 75 lowest | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 59 lowest | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 61 lowest | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 55 lowest | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 34 lowest | -38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74 lowest | 71 lowest | 77 lowest | 2 |
| 2000s | 65 lowest | 59 lowest | 75 lowest | 3 |
| 2010s | 50 lowest | 34 lowest | 61 lowest | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 25 Egypt 36 lowest compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 33 lowest compare
- 28 Philippines 31 lowest compare
- 29 Peru 27 lowest compare
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Ghana?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Ghana was 34 lowest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 77 lowest in 1993.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 lowest in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).