Infant mortality rate wdi in Ghana
Ghana: Infant mortality rate wdi was 2.41 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.41
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
52nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.14
in 1950
All-time low
2.41
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Infant mortality rate wdi in Ghana, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.41 for infant mortality rate wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate wdi in Ghana peaked at 13.14 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.41, in 2024.
That places Ghana 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.22 | 11.44 | 13.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.01 | 10.77 | 11.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.52 | 8.37 | 10.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.74 | 6.84 | 8.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.15 | 5.72 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.84 | 4.21 | 5.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 | 2.89 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 | 2.41 | 2.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (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 infant mortality rate wdi in Ghana?
- Infant mortality rate wdi in Ghana was 2.41 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.14 in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for infant mortality rate wdi?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate wdi rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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