Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0625 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0625 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
31st
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1797 units per square kilometre
in 1984
All-time low
0.0625 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Ghana is 0.0625 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.1797 units per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0625 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 31st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1448 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1467 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1487 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1505 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1526 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.155 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.158 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1614 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1652 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1687 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1715 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1732 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1738 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1734 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1721 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1703 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1688 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1684 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1691 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1716 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1744 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1769 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1788 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1797 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1785 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1753 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1711 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1659 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1605 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1561 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1524 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1497 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1479 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1465 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1448 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1406 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1384 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1309 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1248 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1219 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1197 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1176 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1145 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1109 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1014 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0985 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0892 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0857 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0812 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0771 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0737 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0673 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0625 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0625 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0625 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1537 units per square kilometre | 0.1448 units per square kilometre | 0.1652 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1709 units per square kilometre | 0.1684 units per square kilometre | 0.1738 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1733 units per square kilometre | 0.1605 units per square kilometre | 0.1797 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1455 units per square kilometre | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | 0.1561 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1209 units per square kilometre | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | 0.0737 units per square kilometre | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0663 units per square kilometre | 0.0625 units per square kilometre | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 28 Lebanon 0.0691 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Liberia 0.0678 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 0.0613 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Cameroon 0.0602 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0625 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1797 units per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0625 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.