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Ghana · annual SERIES

Neonatal mortality rate in Ghana

Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.

18.07per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year

-3.30% from 2023

Source note for 2024: {"display":"18.1 [13.4-24.0]","low":"13.404998931","high":"24.009365579","comments":null}
Ghana
Neonatal mortality rate in Ghana, 2000–2024per 1,000 live births. Underlying figures are available in the data table.1621273237200020052010201520202024

per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Neonatal mortality rate · Ghana · per 1,000 live births
YearValueStatus & source note
202418.069027996present · {"display":"18.1 [13.4-24.0]","low":"13.404998931","high":"24.009365579","comments":null}
202318.686089124present · {"display":"18.7 [14.3-24.1]","low":"14.303095112","high":"24.146185213","comments":null}
202219.209223509present · {"display":"19.2 [15.2-24.2]","low":"15.159233937","high":"24.161413377","comments":null}
202119.742649029present · {"display":"19.7 [16.0-24.2]","low":"16.006383041","high":"24.226075117","comments":null}
202020.352937148present · {"display":"20.4 [16.9-24.4]","low":"16.947238474","high":"24.350286595","comments":null}
201921.025877234present · {"display":"21.0 [17.9-24.6]","low":"17.908559522","high":"24.629375263","comments":null}
201821.785937177present · {"display":"21.8 [18.8-25.0]","low":"18.828809678","high":"25.041705999","comments":null}
201722.599469685present · {"display":"22.6 [19.8-25.6]","low":"19.810762607","high":"25.624799397","comments":null}
201623.442445990present · {"display":"23.4 [20.8-26.3]","low":"20.780325716","high":"26.294693910","comments":null}
201524.310962650present · {"display":"24.3 [21.8-27.1]","low":"21.755755233","high":"27.074124536","comments":null}
201425.189670293present · {"display":"25.2 [22.7-28.0]","low":"22.701782028","high":"27.967737346","comments":null}
201326.126561431present · {"display":"26.1 [23.6-28.9]","low":"23.619078005","high":"28.903662001","comments":null}
201227.092787392present · {"display":"27.1 [24.5-29.9]","low":"24.509793440","high":"29.911134309","comments":null}
201128.060662518present · {"display":"28.1 [25.5-30.9]","low":"25.486385399","high":"30.935209699","comments":null}
201029.028584003present · {"display":"29.0 [26.4-31.9]","low":"26.371499907","high":"31.894514229","comments":null}
200929.883734315present · {"display":"29.9 [27.2-32.7]","low":"27.205666362","high":"32.731750809","comments":null}
200830.559064038present · {"display":"30.6 [27.9-33.4]","low":"27.891776004","high":"33.438396933","comments":null}
200731.122807688present · {"display":"31.1 [28.5-34.0]","low":"28.487645197","high":"33.981996084","comments":null}
200631.616683441present · {"display":"31.6 [28.9-34.5]","low":"28.929950769","high":"34.530315699","comments":null}
200532.066197608present · {"display":"32.1 [29.3-35.0]","low":"29.338321777","high":"34.959453241","comments":null}
200432.538946993present · {"display":"32.5 [29.7-35.5]","low":"29.744776646","high":"35.473941526","comments":null}
200333.078962307present · {"display":"33.1 [30.2-36.1]","low":"30.195244798","high":"36.103963472","comments":null}
200233.709655450present · {"display":"33.7 [30.7-36.8]","low":"30.707277581","high":"36.824367289","comments":null}
200134.417881694present · {"display":"34.4 [31.3-37.6]","low":"31.344584998","high":"37.596549682","comments":null}
200035.185030778present · {"display":"35.2 [32.0-38.4]","low":"31.989659687","high":"38.395626797","comments":null}

Definition & method

WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.

Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.

What to keep in mind

  • Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
  • This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
  • New source vintages may revise historical estimates.