Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate was -3.3 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Ghana, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Ghana stood at -3.3 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at -0.1613 % change on previous year in 1966 and was at its lowest, -3.6 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places Ghana 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -0.1613 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | -0.1629 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1968 | -0.3211 % change on previous year | +97.2% |
| 1969 | -0.3723 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 1970 | -0.5645 % change on previous year | +51.6% |
| 1971 | -0.9602 % change on previous year | +70.1% |
| 1972 | -1.2 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 1973 | -1.46 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 1974 | -1.68 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 1975 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1976 | -1.86 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1977 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 1978 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1979 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1980 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1981 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1982 | -1.57 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1983 | -1.81 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 1984 | -2.12 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 1985 | -2.22 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1986 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1987 | -2.27 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1988 | -2.42 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1989 | -2.41 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1990 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1991 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1992 | -1.66 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1993 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1994 | -1.38 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -1.46 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1996 | -1.65 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 1997 | -1.81 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 1998 | -2.04 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 1999 | -2.11 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2000 | -2.21 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2001 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2002 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2003 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 2004 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2005 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2006 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2007 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 2008 | -1.81 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 2009 | -2.21 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 2010 | -2.86 % change on previous year | +29.5% |
| 2011 | -3.33 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2012 | -3.45 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2013 | -3.57 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2014 | -3.59 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | -3.49 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2016 | -3.57 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2017 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2018 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -3.49 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2020 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2021 | -3 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2022 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2023 | -2.72 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -3.3 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's -3.3 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.3 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's -3.3 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.83 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -97.2% | -0.1629 % change on previous year | -0.3211 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2544 % change on previous year | -0.3723 % change on previous year | -0.1613 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | -1.4 % change on previous year | -1.86 % change on previous year | -0.5645 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.97 % change on previous year | -2.42 % change on previous year | -1.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.76 % change on previous year | -2.19 % change on previous year | -1.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.84 % change on previous year | -2.21 % change on previous year | -1.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.45 % change on previous year | -3.6 % change on previous year | -2.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.99 % change on previous year | -3.3 % change on previous year | -2.7 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 150 Iraq -3.27 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Tanzania -3.29 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Senegal -3.3 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Solomon Islands -3.31 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Colombia -3.33 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Iran -3.35 % change on previous year compare
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 wdi, annual growth rate in Ghana?
- Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Ghana was -3.3 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1613 % change on previous year in 1966.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Neonatal mortality wdi Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.