What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Ghana and Mozambique?

2,352 deaths, with Ghana ahead.

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

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 Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Mozambique: Births and deaths per year

Ghana

237,871 deaths

in 2023

Mozambique

235,519 deaths

in 2023

Ghana rank

41st

Mozambique rank

43rd

Births and deaths per year over time

Ghana
Mozambique

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 237,871 deaths against 235,519 deaths in Mozambique, a difference of 2,352 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.

Ghana ranks 41st and Mozambique ranks 43rd of 236 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1950s	123,411 deaths	157,341 deaths	33,930 deaths	Mozambique
1960s	149,090 deaths	169,570 deaths	20,480 deaths	Mozambique
1970s	169,320 deaths	206,691 deaths	37,371 deaths	Mozambique
1980s	183,476 deaths	286,211 deaths	102,734 deaths	Mozambique
1990s	186,626 deaths	277,839 deaths	91,213 deaths	Mozambique
2000s	207,316 deaths	272,279 deaths	64,962 deaths	Mozambique
2010s	224,631 deaths	251,677 deaths	27,045 deaths	Mozambique
2020s	238,396 deaths	246,338 deaths	7,941 deaths	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Ghana or Mozambique?: Ghana, at 237,871 deaths against 235,519 deaths in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Ghana and Mozambique?: 2,352 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mozambique?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Mozambique rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Ghana ranks 41st and Mozambique ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
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.