Mortality rate age 5-14 in Ghana
Ghana: Mortality rate age 5-14 was 9.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.9
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
28th
of 201 countries
All-time high
24.63
in 1990
All-time low
9.9
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-14 in Ghana stood at 9.9. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-14 in Ghana peaked at 24.63 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.9, in 2024.
That places Ghana 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.63 | — |
| 1991 | 24.02 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 23.42 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 22.84 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 22.25 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 21.68 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 21.09 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 20.51 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 19.93 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 19.36 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 18.79 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 18.25 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 17.71 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 17.18 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 16.65 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 16.14 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.65 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.17 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 14.71 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 14.27 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 13.85 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.46 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 13.1 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 12.77 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.45 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.15 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.87 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.62 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 11.37 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 11.13 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 10.89 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.66 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 10.42 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 10.17 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 9.9 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.97 | 19.36 | 24.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.45 | 14.27 | 18.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.38 | 11.13 | 13.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.41 | 9.9 | 10.89 | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-14 in Ghana?
- Mortality rate age 5-14 in Ghana was 9.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.63 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for mortality rate age 5-14?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-14 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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