Ghana - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Ghana was 29,091 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49,565 in 1985 and a minimum value of 29,091 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 37,536 |
| 1961 | 38,523 |
| 1962 | 39,544 |
| 1963 | 40,593 |
| 1964 | 41,666 |
| 1965 | 42,746 |
| 1966 | 43,803 |
| 1967 | 44,887 |
| 1968 | 45,893 |
| 1969 | 46,802 |
| 1970 | 47,561 |
| 1971 | 48,119 |
| 1972 | 48,413 |
| 1973 | 48,419 |
| 1974 | 48,163 |
| 1975 | 47,741 |
| 1976 | 47,240 |
| 1977 | 46,845 |
| 1978 | 46,689 |
| 1979 | 46,815 |
| 1980 | 47,204 |
| 1981 | 47,829 |
| 1982 | 48,515 |
| 1983 | 49,128 |
| 1984 | 49,489 |
| 1985 | 49,565 |
| 1986 | 49,288 |
| 1987 | 48,723 |
| 1988 | 47,943 |
| 1989 | 47,060 |
| 1990 | 46,281 |
| 1991 | 45,703 |
| 1992 | 45,355 |
| 1993 | 45,296 |
| 1994 | 45,429 |
| 1995 | 45,634 |
| 1996 | 45,739 |
| 1997 | 45,617 |
| 1998 | 45,206 |
| 1999 | 44,494 |
| 2000 | 43,572 |
| 2001 | 42,562 |
| 2002 | 41,592 |
| 2003 | 40,792 |
| 2004 | 40,193 |
| 2005 | 39,732 |
| 2006 | 39,359 |
| 2007 | 38,981 |
| 2008 | 38,502 |
| 2009 | 37,882 |
| 2010 | 37,119 |
| 2011 | 36,295 |
| 2012 | 35,430 |
| 2013 | 34,545 |
| 2014 | 33,671 |
| 2015 | 32,799 |
| 2016 | 31,939 |
| 2017 | 31,122 |
| 2018 | 30,403 |
| 2019 | 29,739 |
| 2020 | 29,091 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Ghana was 39,214 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80,463 in 1972 and a minimum value of 39,214 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 61,376 |
| 1961 | 63,012 |
| 1962 | 64,736 |
| 1963 | 66,535 |
| 1964 | 68,414 |
| 1965 | 70,338 |
| 1966 | 72,245 |
| 1967 | 74,219 |
| 1968 | 76,045 |
| 1969 | 77,680 |
| 1970 | 79,026 |
| 1971 | 79,992 |
| 1972 | 80,463 |
| 1973 | 80,387 |
| 1974 | 79,790 |
| 1975 | 78,856 |
| 1976 | 77,762 |
| 1977 | 76,834 |
| 1978 | 76,302 |
| 1979 | 76,285 |
| 1980 | 76,738 |
| 1981 | 77,594 |
| 1982 | 78,520 |
| 1983 | 79,282 |
| 1984 | 79,589 |
| 1985 | 79,404 |
| 1986 | 78,624 |
| 1987 | 77,382 |
| 1988 | 75,815 |
| 1989 | 74,138 |
| 1990 | 72,685 |
| 1991 | 71,605 |
| 1992 | 70,920 |
| 1993 | 70,724 |
| 1994 | 70,833 |
| 1995 | 71,055 |
| 1996 | 71,095 |
| 1997 | 70,744 |
| 1998 | 69,906 |
| 1999 | 68,561 |
| 2000 | 66,852 |
| 2001 | 64,979 |
| 2002 | 63,181 |
| 2003 | 61,665 |
| 2004 | 60,465 |
| 2005 | 59,481 |
| 2006 | 58,623 |
| 2007 | 57,735 |
| 2008 | 56,666 |
| 2009 | 55,391 |
| 2010 | 53,884 |
| 2011 | 52,239 |
| 2012 | 50,567 |
| 2013 | 48,939 |
| 2014 | 47,354 |
| 2015 | 45,807 |
| 2016 | 44,285 |
| 2017 | 42,842 |
| 2018 | 41,557 |
| 2019 | 40,353 |
| 2020 | 39,214 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Ghana was 20,359 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 54 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,345 in 1986 and a minimum value of 20,359 in 2020.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 22,546 |
| 1967 | 23,001 |
| 1968 | 23,424 |
| 1969 | 23,821 |
| 1970 | 24,119 |
| 1971 | 24,329 |
| 1972 | 24,436 |
| 1973 | 24,458 |
| 1974 | 24,376 |
| 1975 | 24,258 |
| 1976 | 24,147 |
| 1977 | 24,118 |
| 1978 | 24,160 |
| 1979 | 24,274 |
| 1980 | 24,473 |
| 1981 | 24,690 |
| 1982 | 24,920 |
| 1983 | 25,104 |
| 1984 | 25,239 |
| 1985 | 25,317 |
| 1986 | 25,345 |
| 1987 | 25,292 |
| 1988 | 25,147 |
| 1989 | 24,974 |
| 1990 | 24,782 |
| 1991 | 24,667 |
| 1992 | 24,634 |
| 1993 | 24,694 |
| 1994 | 24,795 |
| 1995 | 24,937 |
| 1996 | 25,040 |
| 1997 | 25,104 |
| 1998 | 25,039 |
| 1999 | 24,851 |
| 2000 | 24,605 |
| 2001 | 24,329 |
| 2002 | 24,090 |
| 2003 | 23,944 |
| 2004 | 23,899 |
| 2005 | 23,964 |
| 2006 | 24,066 |
| 2007 | 24,151 |
| 2008 | 24,155 |
| 2009 | 24,048 |
| 2010 | 23,886 |
| 2011 | 23,639 |
| 2012 | 23,335 |
| 2013 | 23,030 |
| 2014 | 22,677 |
| 2015 | 22,281 |
| 2016 | 21,900 |
| 2017 | 21,507 |
| 2018 | 21,124 |
| 2019 | 20,709 |
| 2020 | 20,359 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
