Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 33.8 million
If you were born in Ghana
Right now, about 0.67% of the babies born on Earth are born in Ghana: 1 in 148, about 888,947 a year, or about 1.7 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Ghana dies before turning five is 3.7%, about 5.7 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 67.5 years for women and 63.5 years for men.
Life in Ghana, in numbers
Life expectancy65.5 yearswomen 67.5 · men 63.5United States 79.3 years · 29th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 53.7%37.2 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 50th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 12.8%28.4 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 50th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth263 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 33rd highest of 172 countries
Children per woman3.40total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 43rd highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling11.4 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 47th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment20%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 58th lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$6,809GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 53rd lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.44Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 28th highest of 172 countries
People living in cities58%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 72nd lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming36%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 50th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet71%United States 94% · 69th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1819%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 67th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket26%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 74th lowest of 172 countries
HIV1.6%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 24th highest of 172 countries
Homicide1.9 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 66th lowest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 31st highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 7% · women 1%
Life satisfaction4.29 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 30th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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