Ghana - Infant Mortality Rate 2003
56.3
−1.7 from 2002
Ghana's infant mortality rate was 56.3 in 2003, decreased +1.7 from 58.0 in 2002. This was the 149th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2003▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.5 | -7.4% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 3rd | Japan | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 4th | Finland | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 5th | Sweden | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 7th | France | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 8th | Norway | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 9th | Monaco | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 10th | Czechia | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 11th | Slovenia | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 12th | San Marino | 4.0 | -7.0% |
| 13th | Germany | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 14th | Spain | 4.1 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Italy | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 16th | Austria | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 17th | Portugal | 4.3 | -8.5% |
| 18th | Belgium | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 19th | Denmark | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 20th | Greece | 4.4 | -8.3% |
| 21st | Switzerland | 4.5 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Cyprus | 4.6 | -8.0% |
| 23rd | Netherlands | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 24th | Australia | 4.9 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Israel | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 26th | Korea | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 27th | Ireland | 5.1 | -7.3% |
| 28th | European Union | 5.3 | -3.3% |
| 29th | Canada | 5.3 | 0.0% |
| 30th | United Kingdom | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 31st | New Zealand | 5.7 | -1.7% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 33rd | Cuba | 6.0 | -4.8% |
| 34th | Malta | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 35th | Croatia | 6.6 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Malaysia | 6.7 | -2.9% |
| 37th | Estonia | 6.8 | -8.1% |
| 38th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.9 | -5.5% |
| 39th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.9 | -4.2% |
| 40th | United States | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 41st | Poland | 7.0 | -4.1% |
| 42nd | Hungary | 7.2 | -5.3% |
| 43rd | Slovak Republic | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 45th | Belarus | 7.8 | -8.2% |
| 46th | Brunei Darussalam | 7.9 | -1.3% |
| 47th | United Arab Emirates | 8.0 | -2.4% |
| 48th | Chile | 8.0 | -2.4% |
| 49th | Serbia | 9.1 | -8.1% |
| 50th | Qatar | 9.3 | -3.1% |
| 51st | Bahrain | 9.4 | -3.1% |
| 52nd | Latvia | 9.7 | -5.8% |
| 53rd | Costa Rica | 10.1 | -2.9% |
| 54th | Kuwait | 10.2 | -1.0% |
| 55th | Montenegro | 10.8 | -6.1% |
| 56th | Oman | 11.2 | -5.1% |
| 57th | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.3 | -2.6% |
| 58th | Seychelles | 12.0 | 0.8% |
| 59th | Sri Lanka | 12.1 | -2.4% |
| 60th | Bulgaria | 12.5 | -5.3% |
| 61st | North Macedonia | 12.7 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Tonga | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 63rd | Grenada | 12.9 | -0.8% |
| 64th | Russian Federation | 12.9 | -6.5% |
| 65th | Barbados | 13.4 | 0.8% |
| 66th | Uruguay | 13.6 | -2.9% |
| 67th | Mauritius | 14.1 | -3.4% |
| 68th | British Virgin Islands | 14.1 | -0.7% |
| 69th | Bahamas, The | 14.3 | 1.4% |
| 70th | Lebanon | 14.9 | -5.1% |
| 71st | Albania | 15.3 | -5.0% |
| 72nd | Ukraine | 15.3 | -4.4% |
| 73rd | Samoa | 15.3 | -1.3% |
| 74th | Argentina | 15.4 | -2.5% |
| 75th | St. Lucia | 15.9 | 0.0% |
| 76th | Thailand | 16.1 | -4.7% |
| 77th | Saudi Arabia | 16.5 | -6.3% |
| 78th | Fiji | 16.8 | 0.6% |
| 79th | Romania | 16.9 | -0.6% |
| 80th | Belize | 17.9 | -2.7% |
| 81st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 17.9 | -3.8% |
| 82nd | Dominica | 18.0 | 2.9% |
| 83rd | Jamaica | 18.0 | -1.1% |
| 84th | Panama | 18.4 | -3.2% |
| 85th | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.9 | -3.1% |
| 86th | Viet Nam | 19.2 | -3.5% |
| 87th | Libya | 19.6 | -3.4% |
| 88th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.8 | 0.5% |
| 89th | Colombia | 19.9 | -2.5% |
| 90th | Palau | 20.1 | -3.4% |
| 91st | Vanuatu | 20.4 | -1.9% |
| 92nd | Tunisia | 20.5 | -4.7% |
| 93rd | Mexico | 20.8 | -4.1% |
| 94th | Jordan | 20.9 | -3.2% |
| 95th | Moldova | 21.0 | -8.7% |
| 96th | Ecuador | 21.1 | -3.7% |
| 97th | El Salvador | 22.4 | -5.5% |
| 98th | Solomon Islands | 22.6 | -0.9% |
| 99th | Georgia | 23.3 | -8.3% |
| 100th | Maldives | 23.4 | -11.7% |
| 101st | China | 23.5 | -8.2% |
| 102nd | Armenia | 23.7 | -5.2% |
| 103rd | Brazil | 23.9 | -6.3% |
| 104th | West Bank and Gaza | 24.0 | -3.2% |
| 105th | Peru | 24.1 | -6.6% |
| 106th | Cabo Verde | 24.3 | -4.0% |
| 107th | Türkiye | 24.6 | -7.2% |
| 108th | Suriname | 25.0 | -2.7% |
| 109th | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.0 | -1.6% |
| 110th | Philippines | 25.9 | -1.9% |
| 111th | Honduras | 26.2 | -4.0% |
| 112th | Nicaragua | 26.2 | -5.1% |
| 113th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 26.4 | -6.0% |
| 114th | Paraguay | 27.0 | -2.2% |
| 115th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 27.3 | -52.7% |
| 116th | Kazakhstan | 29.7 | -6.3% |
| 117th | Algeria | 31.3 | -3.4% |
| 118th | Dominican Republic | 31.8 | -1.5% |
| 119th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 31.8 | -6.2% |
| 120th | Kosovo | 33.1 | -8.8% |
| 121st | Nauru | 33.4 | -3.7% |
| 122nd | Tuvalu | 33.6 | -2.0% |
| 123rd | Marshall Islands | 33.7 | -0.3% |
| 124th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 34.0 | -4.8% |
| 125th | Indonesia | 36.1 | -4.2% |
| 126th | Iraq | 36.4 | -1.6% |
| 127th | Guatemala | 36.6 | -3.4% |
| 128th | Mongolia | 37.4 | -7.9% |
| 129th | Kyrgyz Republic | 37.5 | -5.1% |
| 130th | Guyana | 38.7 | -2.0% |
| 131st | Morocco | 40.2 | -4.1% |
| 132nd | São Tomé and Principe | 41.0 | -7.2% |
| 133rd | Namibia | 42.6 | -2.1% |
| 134th | Botswana | 43.3 | 2.1% |
| 135th | Kiribati | 45.6 | -1.9% |
| 136th | Eritrea | 46.0 | -3.2% |
| 137th | Gabon | 46.9 | -2.9% |
| 138th | Uzbekistan | 47.6 | -5.4% |
| 139th | Azerbaijan | 47.9 | -7.4% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 48.6 | -6.0% |
| 141st | South Africa | 48.6 | 1.3% |
| 142nd | Tajikistan | 48.7 | -8.1% |
| 143rd | Bhutan | 50.3 | -6.0% |
| 144th | Bangladesh | 50.9 | -5.0% |
| 145th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 50.9 | -5.2% |
| 146th | Nepal | 53.3 | -4.7% |
| 147th | Papua New Guinea | 53.4 | -1.7% |
| 148th | Kenya | 55.5 | -4.8% |
| 149th | Ghana | 56.3 | -2.9% |
| 150th | Madagascar | 58.3 | -3.8% |
| 151st | Mauritania | 58.4 | -5.5% |
| 152nd | Comoros | 58.5 | -3.3% |
| 153rd | India | 60.5 | -3.0% |
| 154th | Zimbabwe | 61.0 | 4.6% |
| 155th | Senegal | 61.8 | -6.6% |
| 156th | Haiti | 64.7 | -2.7% |
| 157th | Togo | 64.7 | -3.0% |
| 158th | Congo, Republic of | 64.8 | -5.5% |
| 159th | Cambodia | 65.0 | -9.5% |
| 160th | Sudan | 65.0 | -2.8% |
| 161st | Yemen, Republic of | 65.2 | -5.0% |
| 162nd | Gambia, The | 66.1 | -3.4% |
| 163rd | Myanmar | 68.8 | -2.4% |
| 164th | Tanzania | 70.7 | -6.2% |
| 165th | Timor-Leste | 72.2 | -5.0% |
| 166th | Zambia | 72.9 | -7.5% |
| 167th | Benin | 74.2 | -2.4% |
| 168th | Eswatini | 75.9 | 0.9% |
| 169th | Djibouti | 76.4 | -2.1% |
| 170th | Uganda | 76.6 | -5.9% |
| 171st | Cameroon | 76.9 | -2.4% |
| 172nd | Malawi | 77.2 | -9.3% |
| 173rd | Lao PDR | 78.4 | -3.6% |
| 174th | Lesotho | 79.2 | 0.9% |
| 175th | Rwanda | 79.5 | -10.0% |
| 176th | Burundi | 80.4 | -3.5% |
| 177th | Pakistan | 83.4 | -1.9% |
| 178th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 84.0 | -2.9% |
| 179th | Côte d'Ivoire | 85.1 | -2.5% |
| 180th | Burkina Faso | 85.9 | -2.7% |
| 181st | Guinea | 86.6 | -3.5% |
| 182nd | Nigeria | 89.1 | -3.0% |
| 183rd | Mozambique | 89.5 | -5.3% |
| 184th | Guinea-Bissau | 91.5 | -3.2% |
| 185th | Mali | 93.4 | -3.2% |
| 186th | Niger | 94.1 | -4.9% |
| 187th | Central African Republic | 94.7 | -1.9% |
| 188th | Chad | 96.6 | -1.9% |
| 189th | Equatorial Guinea | 97.2 | -3.2% |
| 190th | Afghanistan | 100.6 | -3.1% |
| 191st | Liberia | 100.8 | -6.8% |
| 192nd | Angola | 104.0 | -3.8% |
| 193rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.3 | 0.0% |
| 194th | South Sudan | 105.1 | -4.1% |
| 195th | Sierra Leone | 115.4 | -2.4% |
FAQ
What was Ghana's infant mortality rate in 2003?▾
Ghana's infant mortality rate in 2003 was 56.3. This ranked 149th globally.
How did Ghana's infant mortality rate change in 2003?▾
Ghana's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.9% in 2003 compared to 2002.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2003?▾
Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate in 2003 at 115.4.
What is the infant mortality rate of Ghana in 2003?▾
The infant mortality rate of Ghana in 2003 was 56.3. This ranked 149th globally.
How does 2003 compare to 2002 for Ghana's infant mortality rate?▾
Ghana's infant mortality rate went from 58.0 in 2002 to 56.3 in 2003, a 2.9% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Ghana matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2003. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 5.9%. View full analysis →
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