Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Ghana
Ghana: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 was 31 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Ghana, 1993–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Ghana is 31, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Ghana peaked at 95 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2018.
That places Ghana 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 95 | — |
| 1998 | 63 | -33.7% |
| 2003 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 79 | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 45 | -43.0% |
| 2011 | 50 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 44 | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 31 | -29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79 | 63 | 95 | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.67 | 45 | 79 | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.67 | 31 | 50 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 22 Mauritania 38 compare
- 23 Bangladesh 37 compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 36 compare
- 25 Nepal 31 compare
- 27 Egypt 28 compare
- 28 Indonesia 26 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Ghana?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Ghana was 31 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 1993.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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): Q2. 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).