Eritrea vs Ghana: Children died before five per woman

Eritrea
0.1238
in 2024
Ghana
0.1281
in 2024
Eritrea rank
47th
Ghana rank
44th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ghana
00.511.522.5193219782024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.1281 against 0.1238 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0043.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 47th and Ghana ranks 44th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 1.42 1.42 0.0066 Eritrea
1970s 1.41 1.28 0.1342 Eritrea
1980s 1.37 0.9611 0.4118 Eritrea
1990s 0.7295 0.6003 0.1292 Eritrea
2000s 0.3526 0.3826 0.0299 Ghana
2010s 0.2031 0.2181 0.015 Ghana
2020s 0.1381 0.14 0.0019 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Eritrea or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.1281 against 0.1238 in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Eritrea and Ghana?
0.0043, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ghana?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Ghana rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Eritrea ranks 47th and Ghana ranks 44th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed