Gambia vs Ghana: Probability of dying that year, among males
Gambia
3.3%
in 2023
Ghana
3.4%
in 2023
Gambia rank
45th
Ghana rank
42nd
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Gambia ranks 45th and Ghana ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.4% | 14.6% | 0.8% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 14.2% | 13.0% | 1.2% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 12.7% | 12.0% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 0.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.5% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Gambia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Gambia and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Gambia ranks 45th and Ghana ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.