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Number of under-five deaths in Ghana

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Ghana currently reports a number of under-five deaths of 38,079, a decrease of 1,175 (-3.0%) from 2021.

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Value Equal sized Natural
Source:
World Bank
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1960 to 2022
Points:
13,760
Measure:
People
Similar regions to Ghana Number of under-five deaths
Angola
88,279
1,250
(2022)
Cameroon
65,687
1,498
(2022)
Ivory Coast
64,040
1,066
(2022)
Madagascar
58,343
251
(2022)
Myanmar
36,688
1,560
(2022)
Morocco
11,189
567
(2022)
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Female mortality between age 15 and 60
216.8%
6.7%
(2021)
Female suicide mortality rate
1.2
0.0
(2019)
Male tobacco use
4.7%
0.7%
(2030)
Mean childbearing age
29.56 years
0.04 years
(2021)
Female alcohol consumption
1.8
0.2
(2019)
Live births surviving to age 1
879551 years
2970 years
(2021)
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Ghana Number of under-five deaths between 1960 and 2022
Period Number of under-five deaths Change
2022 38,079 1,175
2021 39,254 1,344
2020 40,598 1,475
2019 42,073 1,229
2018 43,302 1,796
2017 45,098 2,518
2016 47,616 1,762
2015 49,378 1,472
2014 50,850 1,671
2013 52,521 1,509
2012 54,030 1,464
2011 55,494 1,438
2010 56,932 1,420
2009 58,352 1,391
2008 59,743 1,265
2007 61,008 1,186
2006 62,194 515
2005 62,709 341
2004 63,050 864
2003 63,914 1,001
2002 64,915 1,210
2001 66,125 964
2000 67,089 702
1999 67,791 863
1998 68,654 825
1997 69,479 991
1996 70,470 929
1995 71,399 911
1994 72,310 1,028
1993 73,338 1,127
1992 74,465 1,624
1991 76,089 2,010
1990 78,099 2,601
1989 80,700 3,091
1988 83,791 2,798
1987 86,589 2,221
1986 88,810 1,541
1985 90,351 146
1984 90,497 1,237
1983 89,260 1,539
1982 87,721 1,822
1981 85,899 1,953
1980 83,946 1,469
1979 82,477 803
1978 81,674 134
1977 81,540 548
1976 82,088 753
1975 82,841 531
1974 83,372 113
1973 83,485 362
1972 83,123 850
1971 82,273 1,323
1970 80,950 1,685
1969 79,265 1,774
1968 77,491 1,645
1967 75,846 1,347
1966 74,499 1,047
1965 73,452 979
1964 72,473 974
1963 71,499 1,111
1962 70,388 1,111
1961 69,277 1,066
1960 68,211
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