Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection) in Ghana
Ghana: Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection) was 18.07 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
18.07
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 200 countries
All-time high
18.07
in 2025
All-time low
18.07
in 2025
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant in Ghana, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 18.07 for neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in 2030. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Ghana 50th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.07 | — |
| 2026 | 18.07 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 18.07 | +0.0% |
| 2028 | 18.07 | +0.0% |
| 2029 | 18.07 | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 18.07 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 18.07 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.12, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 18.07 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.27, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 18.07 | 18.07 | 18.07 | 5 |
| 2030s | 18.07 | 18.07 | 18.07 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in Ghana?
- Neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in Ghana was 18.07 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - remains constant recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.07 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - remains constant recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.07 in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for neonatal mortality rate - remains constant?
- Ghana ranks 50th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - remains constant rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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