The mortality rate of children in Ghana under five years old continued to reduce from 72 to 56 deaths per 1,000 live births over the past 14 years preceding the survey. Reductions in mortality were reported across all types of mortality and the corresponding age groups, except for neonatal and post-natal mortality rates which either fluctuated or remained the same.
Mortality rate of children under five years old in Ghana as of 2018, by type of mortality
(in deaths per 1,000 live births)
Neonatal mortality (NN): probability of dying within the first month of life.
Post-neonatal mortality: calculated as difference between infant and neonatal mortality rates.
Infant mortality (1q0): probability of dying between birth and first birthday.
Child mortality (4q1): probability of dying between the first and fifth birthday.
Under-5 mortality (5q0): probability of dying between birth and fifth birthday.
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UNICEF. (January 15, 2019). Mortality rate of children under five years old in Ghana as of 2018, by type of mortality (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139986/child-mortality-rate-by-type-of-mortality-in-ghana/
UNICEF. "Mortality rate of children under five years old in Ghana as of 2018, by type of mortality (in deaths per 1,000 live births)." Chart. January 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139986/child-mortality-rate-by-type-of-mortality-in-ghana/
UNICEF. (2019). Mortality rate of children under five years old in Ghana as of 2018, by type of mortality (in deaths per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139986/child-mortality-rate-by-type-of-mortality-in-ghana/
UNICEF. "Mortality Rate of Children under Five Years Old in Ghana as of 2018, by Type of Mortality (in Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139986/child-mortality-rate-by-type-of-mortality-in-ghana/
UNICEF, Mortality rate of children under five years old in Ghana as of 2018, by type of mortality (in deaths per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139986/child-mortality-rate-by-type-of-mortality-in-ghana/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Mortality rate of children under five years old in Ghana as of 2018, by type of mortality (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph], UNICEF, January 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139986/child-mortality-rate-by-type-of-mortality-in-ghana/
