Which has higher deaths by age group, Ghana or South Africa?

South Africa, at 44,801 deaths against 36,223 deaths in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Ghana and South Africa?

8,578 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs South Africa: Deaths by age group

Ghana

36,223 deaths

in 2023

South Africa

44,801 deaths

in 2023

Ghana rank

30th

South Africa rank

27th

Deaths by age group over time

Ghana
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 44,801 deaths against 36,223 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 8,578 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Ghana ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	64,616 deaths	109,129 deaths	44,513 deaths	South Africa
1960s	78,014 deaths	100,151 deaths	22,137 deaths	South Africa
1970s	85,036 deaths	104,441 deaths	19,405 deaths	South Africa
1980s	86,147 deaths	88,419 deaths	2,272 deaths	South Africa
1990s	73,357 deaths	71,989 deaths	1,368 deaths	Ghana
2000s	63,158 deaths	78,987 deaths	15,829 deaths	South Africa
2010s	49,363 deaths	47,275 deaths	2,088 deaths	Ghana
2020s	37,937 deaths	42,872 deaths	4,934 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Ghana or South Africa?: South Africa, at 44,801 deaths against 36,223 deaths in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Ghana and South Africa?: 8,578 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for deaths by age group?: Ghana ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.