Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Ghana
Ghana: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 33 highest in 2018. ▬ Flat
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Ghana, 1993–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 33 highest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in 2018.
The figure is down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Ghana peaked at 64 highest in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21 highest, in 1998.
That places Ghana 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 46 highest | — |
| 1998 | 21 highest | -54.3% |
| 2003 | 58 highest | +176.2% |
| 2006 | 64 highest | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 46 highest | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 38 highest | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 51 highest | +34.2% |
| 2018 | 33 highest | -35.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5 highest | 21 highest | 46 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 56 highest | 46 highest | 64 highest | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.67 highest | 33 highest | 51 highest | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 16 Mali 37 highest compare
- 17 Guinea 34 highest compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of Congo 29 highest compare
- 20 Senegal 25 highest compare
- 21 Bangladesh 24 highest 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Ghana?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Ghana was 33 highest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 64 highest in 2006.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 highest in 1998.
- How does Ghana rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Ghana ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). 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).