Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Ghana
Ghana: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 35.88 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 35.88 for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Ghana peaked at 127.63 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.88, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 51st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115.37 | 103.92 | 127.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.1 | 69.81 | 99.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.38 | 44.08 | 66.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.83 | 35.88 | 42.16 | 5 |
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Ghana?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Ghana was 35.88 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 127.63 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.88 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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