Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 33.8 million
If you were born in Ghana
Right now, about 0.68% 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 · 28th lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 53.7%37.2 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 46th highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 12.8%28.4 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 46th highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth263 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 33rd highest of 141 countries
Children per woman3.40total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 41st highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling11.4 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 42nd lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment20%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 49th lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$6,809GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 49th lowest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.44Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 24th highest of 141 countries
People living in cities58%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 57th lowest of 141 countries
People working in farming36%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 45th highest of 141 countries
People using the internet71%United States 94% · 64th lowest of 141 countries
Women married before 1819%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 62nd highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket26%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 61st lowest of 141 countries
HIV1.6%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 23rd highest of 141 countries
Homicide1.9 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 52nd lowest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 26th highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 7% · women 1%
Life satisfaction4.29 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 30th lowest of 134 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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