Ghana vs Mauritania: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Ghana
2.7%
in 2023
Mauritania
2.7%
in 2023
Ghana rank
42nd
Mauritania rank
41st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Ghana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Mauritania ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.6% | 16.2% | 3.6% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 11.2% | 13.4% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 11.4% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 9.1% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 7.3% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.2% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Ghana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.7% against 2.7% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Ghana and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Mauritania ranks 41st 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 in infancy, by sex. 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.