Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Ghana
Ghana: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 was 72 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Ghana, 1993–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 72 for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in 2018.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Ghana peaked at 83 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2014.
Ghana ranks 3rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 83 | — |
| 1998 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 73 | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 65 | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 70 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 54 | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 39 | -27.8% |
| 2018 | 72 | +84.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82 | 81 | 83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.33 | 65 | 73 | 3 |
| 2010s | 55 | 39 | 72 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Ghana?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Ghana was 72 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 1993.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3?
- Ghana ranks 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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): Q3. 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).