What is infant mortality rate in Ghana?

Infant mortality rate in Ghana was 2.75 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 17.12 deaths per 100 live births in 1932.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 2.75 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Ghana rank for infant mortality rate?

Ghana ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Ghana

Name: Infant mortality rate in Ghana
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Infant mortality rate was 2.75 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.75 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

52nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

17.12 deaths per 100 live births

in 1932

All-time low

2.75 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1932–2024

Infant mortality rate in Ghana, 1932–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Ghana is 2.75 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 93 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Ghana peaked at 17.12 deaths per 100 live births in 1932 and was at its lowest, 2.75 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Ghana ranks 52nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 93 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1930s	16.67 deaths per 100 live births	16.17 deaths per 100 live births	17.12 deaths per 100 live births	8
1940s	15.2 deaths per 100 live births	14.32 deaths per 100 live births	16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	13.14 deaths per 100 live births	12.31 deaths per 100 live births	14.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	11.87 deaths per 100 live births	11.61 deaths per 100 live births	12.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	10.29 deaths per 100 live births	9.09 deaths per 100 live births	11.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.44 deaths per 100 live births	7.5 deaths per 100 live births	8.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.81 deaths per 100 live births	6.37 deaths per 100 live births	7.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.43 deaths per 100 live births	4.75 deaths per 100 live births	6.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.89 deaths per 100 live births	3.29 deaths per 100 live births	4.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.95 deaths per 100 live births	2.75 deaths per 100 live births	3.17 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Ghana

49 Senegal 2.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
50 Tanzania 2.87 deaths per 100 live births compare
51 Dominican Republic 2.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
53 Laos 2.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
54 Congo 2.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
55 Gabon 2.59 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Ghana?: Infant mortality rate in Ghana was 2.75 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 17.12 deaths per 100 live births in 1932.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 2.75 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Ghana rank for infant mortality rate?: Ghana ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .