Child mortality vs. health spending in Ghana
Ghana: Child mortality vs. health spending was 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality vs. health spending in Ghana, 1932–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Ghana stood at 3.59 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 93 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Ghana peaked at 36.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1932 and was at its lowest, 3.59 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Ghana 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 34.25 deaths per 100 live births | 32.01 deaths per 100 live births | 36.46 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1940s | 28.57 deaths per 100 live births | 25.87 deaths per 100 live births | 31.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 22.98 deaths per 100 live births | 21.13 deaths per 100 live births | 25.27 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.44 deaths per 100 live births | 20.27 deaths per 100 live births | 20.9 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | 17.02 deaths per 100 live births | 20.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.43 deaths per 100 live births | 13.27 deaths per 100 live births | 16.81 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 12.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.98 deaths per 100 live births | 9.99 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.22 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 48 Myanmar 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 49 Mauritania 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 50 Senegal 3.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 52 Dominica 3.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 53 South Africa 3.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 54 Eritrea 3.43 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Ghana
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 416,867 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.69 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 407,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 418,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 404,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 415,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 407,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 413,565 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. health spending in Ghana?
- Child mortality vs. health spending in Ghana was 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.46 deaths per 100 live births in 1932.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .