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Ghana - Infant Mortality Rate 2023

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
28.2 −1.0 from 2022 Global rank: 145th

Ghana's infant mortality rate was 28.2 in 2023, decreased +1.0 from 29.2 in 2022. This was the 145th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY
1st San Marino 1.4 0.0%
2nd Estonia 1.6 -5.9%
3rd Singapore 1.7 -5.6%
4th Finland 1.8 0.0%
5th Japan 1.8 0.0%
6th Slovenia 1.8 -5.3%
7th Belarus 1.9 -5.0%
8th Iceland 1.9 -5.0%
9th Norway 1.9 0.0%
10th Luxembourg 2.0 0.0%
11th Sweden 2.0 0.0%
12th Czechia 2.1 -4.5%
13th Montenegro 2.1 -4.5%
14th Italy 2.3 -4.2%
15th Korea 2.3 -4.2%
16th Monaco 2.3 0.0%
17th Andorra 2.5 -3.8%
18th Latvia 2.5 -7.4%
19th Austria 2.6 -3.7%
20th Spain 2.6 0.0%
21st Portugal 2.6 0.0%
22nd Israel 2.7 0.0%
23rd Lithuania 2.8 -3.4%
24th North Macedonia 2.8 -22.2%
25th Cyprus 2.9 3.6%
26th Belgium 3.0 -3.2%
27th Denmark 3.0 -3.2%
28th Australia 3.1 -3.1%
29th Germany 3.1 0.0%
30th European Union 3.2 -0.5%
31st Greece 3.2 -3.0%
32nd Hungary 3.2 0.0%
33rd France 3.4 0.0%
34th Ireland 3.4 3.0%
35th Switzerland 3.5 0.0%
36th Netherlands 3.5 0.0%
37th Poland 3.7 0.0%
38th Russian Federation 3.7 -5.1%
39th Croatia 3.9 0.0%
40th United Arab Emirates 4.0 -4.8%
41st United Kingdom 4.0 2.6%
42nd New Zealand 4.0 -2.4%
43rd Turks and Caicos Islands 4.0 -2.4%
44th Canada 4.4 -2.2%
45th China 4.5 -6.3%
46th Serbia 4.5 0.0%
47th Malta 4.8 -4.0%
48th Qatar 4.9 -2.0%
49th Saudi Arabia 4.9 -3.9%
50th Bulgaria 5.0 -2.0%
51st Maldives 5.0 -5.7%
52nd Slovak Republic 5.1 2.0%
53rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.3 -3.6%
54th Sri Lanka 5.3 -3.6%
55th Romania 5.4 0.0%
56th Uruguay 5.5 -1.8%
57th United States 5.5 0.0%
58th Chile 6.2 5.1%
59th Cuba 6.6 4.8%
60th Malaysia 6.8 1.5%
61st Bahrain 7.2 2.9%
62nd Antigua and Barbuda 7.3 -2.7%
63rd Kazakhstan 7.6 -1.3%
64th Kuwait 7.6 0.0%
65th Ukraine 7.8 -2.5%
66th Georgia 8.0 -1.2%
67th Thailand 8.0 -3.6%
68th Tonga 8.0 -2.4%
69th Argentina 8.2 -1.2%
70th Brunei Darussalam 8.2 -1.2%
71st Albania 8.3 0.0%
72nd Nauru 8.3 -5.7%
73rd Kosovo 8.3 -4.6%
74th Oman 8.4 -1.2%
75th Armenia 8.9 -4.3%
76th Türkiye 9.1 13.8%
77th Costa Rica 9.2 4.5%
78th El Salvador 9.2 -3.2%
79th Barbados 9.3 -3.1%
80th São Tomé and Principe 9.4 -4.1%
81st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 9.9 -3.9%
82nd Nicaragua 10.3 -3.7%
83rd Panama 10.6 -4.5%
84th Tunisia 10.6 -7.8%
85th Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.7 -2.7%
86th Belize 10.8 -0.9%
87th Mexico 10.8 -2.7%
88th Colombia 10.9 -3.5%
89th Cabo Verde 11.0 -4.3%
90th Ecuador 11.1 -0.9%
91st Bahamas, The 11.4 -1.7%
92nd Mongolia 11.4 -1.7%
93rd British Virgin Islands 11.6 -3.3%
94th Jordan 12.2 -3.2%
95th Brazil 12.5 -0.8%
96th Uzbekistan 12.7 -3.1%
97th Samoa 12.8 -2.3%
98th Seychelles 13.1 -1.5%
99th Azerbaijan 13.3 -5.7%
100th Honduras 13.3 -2.9%
101st Moldova 13.5 -0.7%
102nd Mauritius 13.5 -2.2%
103rd Peru 13.5 -2.2%
104th Viet Nam 14.0 -2.1%
105th Vanuatu 14.2 -1.4%
106th St. Kitts and Nevis 14.3 -2.7%
107th St. Lucia 14.3 -0.7%
108th West Bank and Gaza 14.3 16.3%
109th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 14.5 1.4%
110th Kyrgyz Republic 14.9 -1.3%
111th Paraguay 15.1 -3.2%
112th Suriname 15.2 -3.2%
113th Morocco 15.5 -3.1%
114th Libya 15.9 89.3%
115th Lebanon 16.0 6.0%
116th Egypt, Arab Republic of 16.1 -3.6%
117th Solomon Islands 16.5 -2.9%
118th Grenada 16.7 -1.2%
119th Indonesia 17.0 -2.9%
120th Tuvalu 17.1 -3.4%
121st Trinidad and Tobago 17.2 -2.3%
122nd Guatemala 17.9 -2.7%
123rd Jamaica 18.3 0.0%
124th Bhutan 18.5 -3.1%
125th Syrian Arab Republic 19.0 -2.6%
126th Palau 19.1 -2.1%
127th Algeria 19.7 -1.5%
128th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.0 -3.4%
129th Cambodia 20.3 -3.8%
130th Micronesia, Federated States of 20.8 -3.3%
131st Iraq 20.8 -3.3%
132nd Philippines 22.1 -1.3%
133rd Tajikistan 22.9 -0.9%
134th Nepal 23.3 -3.7%
135th Marshall Islands 23.5 -3.3%
136th Fiji 23.8 1.3%
137th Guyana 23.8 -3.3%
138th Bangladesh 24.4 0.0%
139th South Africa 24.4 -0.4%
140th India 24.5 -4.3%
141st Eritrea 25.5 -3.4%
142nd Gabon 26.5 -2.6%
143rd Congo, Republic of 27.6 -3.2%
144th Uganda 27.6 -3.8%
145th Ghana 28.2 -3.4%
146th Dominican Republic 28.4 -2.4%
147th Malawi 29.4 -3.6%
148th Tanzania 29.9 -4.2%
149th Senegal 30.2 -3.8%
150th Rwanda 30.5 -1.0%
151st Zambia 30.9 -4.0%
152nd Mauritania 31.0 -3.1%
153rd Turkmenistan 31.2 -2.5%
154th Burundi 31.5 -2.8%
155th Papua New Guinea 32.0 -3.0%
156th Dominica 33.1 1.2%
157th Gambia, The 33.8 -3.2%
158th Myanmar 34.1 -3.1%
159th Kenya 34.7 -3.1%
160th Yemen, Republic of 34.7 -2.8%
161st Lao PDR 35.2 -3.3%
162nd Comoros 35.7 -3.0%
163rd Togo 35.9 -2.7%
164th Timor-Leste 35.9 -2.7%
165th Botswana 38.2 -2.6%
166th Angola 38.3 -3.3%
167th Namibia 38.4 -3.3%
168th Sudan 39.2 -2.7%
169th Kiribati 39.7 -2.2%
170th Haiti 40.3 -2.9%
171st Zimbabwe 40.6 -3.8%
172nd Cameroon 41.2 -3.1%
173rd Guinea-Bissau 43.1 -2.7%
174th Eswatini 43.5 -2.5%
175th Madagascar 44.2 -1.1%
176th Djibouti 44.4 -3.3%
177th Congo, Democratic Republic of 44.5 -2.8%
178th Burkina Faso 44.8 -2.8%
179th Mozambique 45.4 -2.4%
180th Benin 46.4 -2.7%
181st Côte d'Ivoire 46.6 -2.7%
182nd Equatorial Guinea 49.1 -3.5%
183rd Pakistan 50.1 -3.3%
184th Afghanistan 50.4 -3.1%
185th Liberia 52.6 -2.4%
186th Lesotho 55.4 -3.8%
187th Sierra Leone 56.2 -3.1%
188th Mali 57.6 -2.4%
189th Chad 58.7 -2.7%
190th Nigeria 60.1 -2.4%
191st Central African Republic 60.4 -68.1%
192nd Guinea 61.5 -2.5%
193rd Niger 67.4 -1.3%
194th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 67.8 -24.6%
195th South Sudan 72.6 0.0%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Ghana's infant mortality rate in 2023?▾

Ghana's infant mortality rate in 2023 was 28.2. This ranked 145th globally.

How did Ghana's infant mortality rate change in 2023?▾

Ghana's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.4% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2023?▾

South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 2023 at 72.6.

What is the infant mortality rate of Ghana in 2023?▾

The infant mortality rate of Ghana in 2023 was 28.2. This ranked 145th globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Ghana's infant mortality rate?▾

Ghana's infant mortality rate went from 29.2 in 2022 to 28.2 in 2023, a 3.4% decrease.

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Ghana matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 2023. Historically: 128 occurrences, 35 successful (27%). View full analysis →

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