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
00.511.522.5193219782024

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.

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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