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Number of under-five deaths, male in Ghana

Ghana: Number of under-five deaths, male was 17,909 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17,909
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
34th
of 197 countries
All-time high
47,177
in 1984
All-time low
17,909
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths, male in Ghana, 1960–2024

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Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male in Ghana is 17,909, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Ghana peaked at 47,177 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 17,909, in 2024.

That places Ghana 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Number of under-five deaths, male in Ghana, year by year

Year Value Change
1960 37,114 —
1961 37,661 +1.5%
1962 38,193 +1.4%
1963 38,704 +1.3%
1964 39,180 +1.2%
1965 39,718 +1.4%
1966 40,311 +1.5%
1967 41,052 +1.8%
1968 41,921 +2.1%
1969 42,877 +2.3%
1970 43,755 +2.0%
1971 44,437 +1.6%
1972 44,836 +0.9%
1973 44,954 +0.3%
1974 44,844 -0.2%
1975 44,507 -0.8%
1976 44,118 -0.9%
1977 43,766 -0.8%
1978 43,698 -0.2%
1979 43,956 +0.6%
1980 44,648 +1.6%
1981 45,515 +1.9%
1982 46,233 +1.6%
1983 46,827 +1.3%
1984 47,177 +0.7%
1985 46,956 -0.5%
1986 46,223 -1.6%
1987 45,213 -2.2%
1988 43,964 -2.8%
1989 42,709 -2.9%
1990 41,640 -2.5%
1991 40,910 -1.8%
1992 40,333 -1.4%
1993 39,961 -0.9%
1994 39,587 -0.9%
1995 39,190 -1.0%
1996 38,694 -1.3%
1997 38,192 -1.3%
1998 37,697 -1.3%
1999 37,209 -1.3%
2000 36,735 -1.3%
2001 36,175 -1.5%
2002 35,480 -1.9%
2003 34,836 -1.8%
2004 34,198 -1.8%
2005 33,784 -1.2%
2006 33,287 -1.5%
2007 32,436 -2.6%
2008 31,520 -2.8%
2009 30,617 -2.9%
2010 29,816 -2.6%
2011 29,077 -2.5%
2012 28,304 -2.7%
2013 27,529 -2.7%
2014 26,669 -3.1%
2015 25,794 -3.3%
2016 24,828 -3.7%
2017 23,626 -4.8%
2018 22,492 -4.8%
2019 21,519 -4.3%
2020 20,636 -4.1%
2021 19,795 -4.1%
2022 19,062 -3.7%
2023 18,460 -3.2%
2024 17,909 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39,673 37,114 42,877 10
1970s 44,287 43,698 44,954 10
1980s 45,546 42,709 47,177 10
1990s 39,341 37,209 41,640 10
2000s 33,907 30,617 36,735 10
2010s 25,965 21,519 29,816 10
2020s 19,172 17,909 20,636 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 31 Myanmar 18,774 compare
  2. 32 Zambia 18,142 compare
  3. 33 Malawi 17,920 compare
  4. 35 Zimbabwe 17,703 compare
  5. 36 South Sudan 17,156 compare
  6. 37 Vietnam 14,840 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths, male in Ghana?
Number of under-five deaths, male in Ghana was 17,909 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 47,177 in 1984.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 17,909 in 2024.
How does Ghana rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
Ghana ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.