Ghana vs Turkmenistan: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Ghana
2.7%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.7%
in 2023
Ghana rank
42nd
Turkmenistan rank
43rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Ghana
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.6% | 11.5% | 1.1% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 11.2% | 9.6% | 1.6% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 7.9% | 2.4% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 6.3% | 2.4% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 1.5% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 1.4% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Ghana or Turkmenistan?
- Ghana, at 2.7% against 2.7% in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Ghana and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Turkmenistan rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.