Ghana—Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #52 of 196
Latest Value
37.1
2023
YoY Change
-3.6%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#52
of 196 countries
Maximum
100.2
2000
Minimum
37.1
2023
CAGR
-4.2%
24 years
Last
37.1
Previous
38.5
Highest
100.2
Lowest
37.1
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37.1 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 38.5 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 40.2 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 42.0 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 43.9 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 46.0 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 48.1 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 50.2 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 52.5 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 54.8 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 57.4 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 60.2 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 63.3 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 66.5 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 69.9 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 73.1 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 76.3 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 79.3 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 82.2 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 85.2 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 88.5 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 92.1 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 96.1 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 100.2 |
Top Countries — Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 114.8 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 104.9 | 2023 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.0 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 101.1 | 2023 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 98.7 | 2023 |
| 6 | Guinea | 95.0 | 2023 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 94.3 | 2023 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 92.2 | 2023 |
| 9 | Mali | 91.3 | 2023 |
| 10 | Benin | 77.9 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Data compiled by UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org, publisher: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, United Nations Population Division; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation;United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →