Neonatal mortality rate in Ghana
Ghana: Neonatal mortality rate was 18.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Ghana is 18.07, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Ghana peaked at 35.19 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.07, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 46th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.19 | — |
| 2001 | 34.42 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 33.71 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 33.08 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 32.54 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 32.07 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 31.62 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 31.12 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 30.56 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 29.88 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 29.03 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 28.06 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 27.09 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 26.13 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 25.19 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 24.31 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 23.44 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 22.6 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 21.79 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 21.03 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 20.35 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 19.74 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 19.21 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.69 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 18.07 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.42 | 29.88 | 35.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.87 | 21.03 | 29.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.21 | 18.07 | 20.35 | 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 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 neonatal mortality rate in Ghana?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Ghana was 18.07 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35.19 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.07 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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