Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Ghana
Ghana: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 18.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Ghana is 18.07, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 - un igme estimates in Ghana peaked at 42.05 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.07, in 2024.
That places Ghana 50th out of 200 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.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.05 | — |
| 1991 | 41.23 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 40.54 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 39.98 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 39.43 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 38.85 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 38.21 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 37.52 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 36.75 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 35.98 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 35.19 | -2.2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.06 | 35.98 | 42.05 | 10 |
| 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Ghana?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Ghana was 18.07 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 42.05 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.07 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Ghana ranks 50th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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