Afghanistan vs Ghana: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Afghanistan
5.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Ghana
5.4 per 1,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
Ghana rank
29th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Afghanistan
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.4 per 1,000 against 5.1 per 1,000 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.32 per 1,000 | 13.93 per 1,000 | 3.61 per 1,000 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.36 per 1,000 | 9.95 per 1,000 | 4.59 per 1,000 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 4.69 per 1,000 | 7.12 per 1,000 | 2.43 per 1,000 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 5.1 per 1,000 | 5.76 per 1,000 | 0.66 per 1,000 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Afghanistan or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 5.4 per 1,000 against 5.1 per 1,000 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 0.3 per 1,000, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 29th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.