Infant mortality rate in Ghana
Ghana: Infant mortality rate was 3.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of infants.
Analysis
In 2023, infant mortality rate in Ghana stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Ghana peaked at 14.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2023.
That places Ghana 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.6% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 4 |
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More health data for Ghana
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 20 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 deaths (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 in Ghana?
- Infant mortality rate in Ghana was 3.1% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for infant mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.