Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Children died before five per woman
Ghana
0.1281
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1304
in 2024
Ghana rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd
Children died before five per woman over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1304 against 0.1281 in Ghana, a difference of 0.0023.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.72 | 0.051 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.55 | 1.37 | 0.1751 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 1.41 | 1.06 | 0.3485 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 1.28 | 0.7555 | 0.5224 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.9611 | 0.5228 | 0.4383 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.6003 | 0.3873 | 0.2131 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.3826 | 0.2825 | 0.1 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.2181 | 0.1915 | 0.0266 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.14 | 0.1387 | 0.0013 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children died before five per woman, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1304 against 0.1281 in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0023, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children died before five per woman?
- Ghana ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 196 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.