Ghana vs Somalia

Ghana vs Somalia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 3.6 per 100 live births in Ghana and 10.1 per 100 live births in Somalia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 6.5 per 100 live births, or 2.82 times that in Ghana.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Ghana vs Somalia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 3.6 per 100 live births in Ghana and 10.1 per 100 live births in Somalia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 6.5 per 100 live births, or 2.82 times that in Ghana.
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What the numbers say

  • Somalia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1982.
  • In 2024, Ghana ranked 51 and Somalia ranked 3 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearGhanaSomaliaWorld
20243.610.13.7
20233.710.43.8
20223.914.34
2021411.14
20204.211.53.9
20194.411.84
20184.613.64
20174.815.64.1
20165134.2
20155.313.44.3
20145.513.94.4
20135.814.34.5
2012618.54.7
20116.336.35
20106.718.75.1
2009716.25.3
20087.316.75.5
20077.617.15.7
20067.917.36
20058.217.36.2
20048.517.36.6
20038.817.36.8
20029.217.37.1
20019.617.37.4
20001017.37.7
199910.417.37.9
199810.717.38.3
19971117.38.4
199611.317.38.6
199511.417.38.8
199411.617.38.9
199311.836.89.1
19921237.79.2
199112.436.79.3
199012.8189.4
198913.318.49.5
198813.818.710
198714.4199.9
19861519.210.3
198515.519.410.6
19841619.710.9
198316.32011.1
198216.520.411.2
198116.7–11.6
198016.8–11.9
197917–11.9
197817.3–12.3
197717.8–12.6
197618.2–12.8
197518.7–13.1
197419.2–13.3
197319.6–13.5
197219.9–13.7
197120.2–13.9
197020.3–14.2
196920.3–14.6
196820.3–15
196720.3–15.3
196620.3–15.1
196520.3–15.1
196420.3–15.7
196320.4–16.2
196220.5–17
196120.7–18.8
196020.9–20.2
195921.1–19.9
195821.4–19.7
195721.8–20.5
195622.2–21.3
195522.6–22.3
195423.1–22.8
195323.6–23.3
195224.1–23.9
195124.7–24.3
195025.3–24.7
194925.9–24.9
194826.5–24.9
194727.1–25.5
194627.6–25.8
194528.2–26.7
194428.8–27.4
194329.4–27.7
194230.1–27.9
194130.7–27.8
194031.4–27.9
193932–28
193832.7–28.7
193733.3–28.8
193634–29.1
193534.5–29.5
193435.2–30.7
193335.9–30.5
193236.5–30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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