Ghana vs Zimbabwe

Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 3.6 per 100 live births in Ghana and 6.5 per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 2.9 per 100 live births, or 1.8 times that in Ghana.

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

Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 3.6 per 100 live births in Ghana and 6.5 per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 2.9 per 100 live births, or 1.8 times that in Ghana.
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What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Ghana.
  • In 2024, Ghana ranked 51 and Zimbabwe ranked 17 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

YearGhanaZimbabweWorld
20243.66.53.7
20233.76.43.8
20223.96.44
202146.24
20204.26.23.9
20194.45.94
20184.65.64
20174.85.74.1
201655.84.2
20155.35.94.3
20145.564.4
20135.86.34.5
201266.84.7
20116.37.75
20106.78.55.1
2009795.3
20087.39.15.5
20077.69.15.7
20067.98.86
20058.29.26.2
20048.59.16.6
20038.89.26.8
20029.29.47.1
20019.69.67.4
2000109.97.7
199910.4107.9
199810.79.78.3
19971110.18.4
199611.310.88.6
199511.410.48.8
199411.610.38.9
199311.89.89.1
1992129.29.2
199112.48.89.3
199012.88.49.4
198913.38.19.5
198813.8810
198714.48.19.9
1986158.510.3
198515.58.910.6
1984169.610.9
198316.310.311.1
198216.51111.2
198116.711.611.6
198016.81211.9
19791712.211.9
197817.312.212.3
197717.812.212.6
197618.212.112.8
197518.712.113.1
197419.21213.3
197319.61213.5
197219.91213.7
197120.212.113.9
197020.312.214.2
196920.312.414.6
196820.312.615
196720.312.915.3
196620.313.215.1
196520.313.615.1
196420.31415.7
196320.414.416.2
196220.514.717
196120.71518.8
196020.915.420.2
195921.115.619.9
195821.415.819.7
195721.816.120.5
195622.216.321.3
195522.616.522.3
195423.116.722.8
195323.618.123.3
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

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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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