Ethiopia vs Ghana: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years

Ethiopia
7.8 per 1,000
in 2024
Ghana
8.2 per 1,000
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
54th
Ghana rank
52nd

Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
10203040199020072024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 8.2 per 1,000 against 7.8 per 1,000 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 52nd of 197 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 34.11 per 1,000 14.92 per 1,000 19.19 per 1,000 Ethiopia
2000s 19.3 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000 7.4 per 1,000 Ethiopia
2010s 10.11 per 1,000 9.32 per 1,000 0.79 per 1,000 Ethiopia
2020s 8.68 per 1,000 8.34 per 1,000 0.34 per 1,000 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, Ethiopia or Ghana?
Ghana, at 8.2 per 1,000 against 7.8 per 1,000 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years between Ethiopia and Ghana?
0.4 per 1,000, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
Ethiopia ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 52nd 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 youth ages 20-24 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

Indicator
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.