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Ghana - Infant Mortality Rate 1968

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
116.6 −0.5 from 1967 Global rank: 103rd

Ghana's infant mortality rate was 116.6 in 1968, decreased +0.5 from 117.1 in 1967. This was the 103rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1968▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1968
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 12.1 -4.0%
2nd Netherlands 13.4 -2.9%
3rd Iceland 14.0 -3.4%
4th Norway 14.2 -3.4%
5th Finland 14.4 -4.6%
6th Japan 15.1 -6.8%
7th Denmark 15.3 -5.0%
8th Switzerland 16.3 -3.6%
9th France 16.5 -3.5%
10th New Zealand 17.6 -1.7%
11th Australia 18.2 -0.5%
12th United Kingdom 18.8 -1.6%
13th Belarus 20.0 -4.3%
14th Canada 20.3 -4.2%
15th Ireland 20.7 -5.9%
16th Lithuania 20.9 0.0%
17th Luxembourg 21.1 -5.4%
18th Czechia 21.4 0.0%
19th United States 21.4 -3.2%
20th Belgium 21.9 -3.1%
21st Germany 23.5 -
22nd Russian Federation 23.9 -3.2%
23rd Singapore 24.0 -4.4%
24th Bahamas, The 25.3 -
25th Slovak Republic 25.5 -0.8%
26th Austria 25.9 -2.3%
27th Israel 27.2 -3.5%
28th Malta 27.3 -4.2%
29th Bulgaria 30.0 -2.6%
30th Antigua and Barbuda 30.7 -9.4%
31st Greece 31.0 -4.6%
32nd Spain 31.8 -5.6%
33rd Italy 32.0 -3.3%
34th Cuba 34.1 -2.8%
35th Poland 34.6 -4.2%
36th Grenada 36.7 -4.4%
37th Hungary 36.8 -2.6%
38th Brunei Darussalam 37.4 -4.3%
39th British Virgin Islands 43.0 -5.9%
40th Dominica 43.3 -7.5%
41st Malaysia 44.5 -3.7%
42nd Barbados 44.9 -4.3%
43rd Tonga 44.9 -6.5%
44th Fiji 45.1 -2.2%
45th Trinidad and Tobago 49.5 -2.4%
46th Sri Lanka 49.6 -2.2%
47th Jamaica 49.7 -2.9%
48th Uruguay 50.8 -1.0%
49th São Tomé and Principe 51.3 -2.3%
50th Korea 52.0 -6.0%
51st Philippines 53.3 -1.3%
52nd Lebanon 53.7 -1.3%
53rd Romania 54.5 2.4%
54th Panama 54.6 -2.7%
55th Seychelles 57.0 -4.5%
56th Namibia 58.0 1.0%
57th Samoa 58.7 -3.9%
58th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 58.9 -5.5%
59th Guyana 60.0 -0.5%
60th St. Lucia 60.1 -6.2%
61st Portugal 60.1 -2.4%
62nd Paraguay 61.5 -0.2%
63rd Marshall Islands 63.2 -3.8%
64th Costa Rica 64.0 -2.9%
65th Turks and Caicos Islands 65.6 -6.8%
66th Mauritius 66.2 -2.5%
67th Kuwait 66.8 -6.6%
68th Viet Nam 67.0 10.2%
69th Zimbabwe 68.1 -1.3%
70th Micronesia, Federated States of 71.6 -3.6%
71st Palau 72.3 -3.3%
72nd Chile 73.2 -6.9%
73rd Jordan 76.5 -4.1%
74th Colombia 77.4 -2.5%
75th Congo, Republic of 78.0 -2.1%
76th Belize 79.3 -3.8%
77th Bahrain 79.8 -8.8%
78th Solomon Islands 81.4 -5.6%
79th Syrian Arab Republic 82.7 -3.6%
80th Thailand 85.5 -3.9%
81st Mexico 85.8 -2.6%
82nd United Arab Emirates 86.6 -8.0%
83rd Vanuatu 86.7 -3.6%
84th Sudan 89.8 0.0%
85th Kenya 90.7 -1.6%
86th Dominican Republic 93.0 -1.7%
87th Iraq 93.1 -4.3%
88th Cabo Verde 93.3 -3.4%
89th Zambia 93.4 -0.5%
90th Gabon 95.0 -2.2%
91st Tuvalu 96.9 -4.5%
92nd Botswana 99.5 -2.2%
93rd Brazil 106.4 -1.8%
94th Ecuador 106.4 -1.8%
95th Mauritania 108.5 -2.7%
96th Uganda 110.1 -1.4%
97th Kiribati 112.0 -3.5%
98th El Salvador 112.0 -1.5%
99th Honduras 112.2 -3.0%
100th Papua New Guinea 113.4 -3.2%
101st Libya 113.7 -6.9%
102nd Rwanda 114.4 0.6%
103rd Ghana 116.6 -0.4%
104th Tanzania 117.0 -0.8%
105th Indonesia 117.4 -2.8%
106th Burundi 117.9 1.0%
107th Peru 118.7 -3.0%
108th Eswatini 121.4 -1.8%
109th Tunisia 122.3 -4.7%
110th Senegal 122.4 -0.3%
111th Togo 124.1 -1.3%
112th Myanmar 126.4 -
113th Nicaragua 127.4 -1.2%
114th Guatemala 129.3 -2.6%
115th Morocco 131.1 -1.8%
116th Central African Republic 137.2 -2.0%
117th Chad 138.3 -0.4%
118th Cameroon 138.6 -4.0%
119th India 138.8 -0.9%
120th Pakistan 139.0 -1.3%
121st Benin 142.4 -1.5%
122nd Lesotho 143.2 -0.6%
123rd Türkiye 147.1 -2.2%
124th Egypt, Arab Republic of 147.2 -0.4%
125th Gambia, The 147.4 -0.9%
126th Mozambique 147.5 0.6%
127th Bangladesh 149.7 -0.9%
128th Sierra Leone 154.9 -0.9%
129th Nigeria 157.2 -2.5%
130th Algeria 162.7 -0.3%
131st Burkina Faso 162.8 -0.4%
132nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 163.0 -2.0%
133rd Malawi 165.8 0.2%
134th Côte d'Ivoire 169.7 -2.6%
135th Haiti 172.8 -1.6%
136th South Sudan 178.7 -1.2%
137th Oman 179.6 -3.9%
138th Guinea 182.9 -0.7%
139th Nepal 188.0 -2.1%
140th Bhutan 190.9 -
141st Liberia 193.4 -1.4%
142nd Mali 196.6 -1.3%
143rd Maldives 208.3 -2.7%
144th Afghanistan 228.6 -1.2%
145th Yemen, Republic of 238.1 -2.8%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Ghana's infant mortality rate in 1968?▾

Ghana's infant mortality rate in 1968 was 116.6. This ranked 103rd globally.

How did Ghana's infant mortality rate change in 1968?▾

Ghana's infant mortality rate decreased by 0.4% in 1968 compared to 1967.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1968?▾

Yemen, Republic of had the highest infant mortality rate in 1968 at 238.1.

What is the infant mortality rate of Ghana in 1968?▾

The infant mortality rate of Ghana in 1968 was 116.6. This ranked 103rd globally.

How does 1968 compare to 1967 for Ghana's infant mortality rate?▾

Ghana's infant mortality rate went from 117.1 in 1967 to 116.6 in 1968, a 0.4% decrease.

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