Brazil vs Ghana: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Brazil
36,058 deaths
in 2023
Ghana
36,223 deaths
in 2023
Brazil rank
31st
Ghana rank
30th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Brazil
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 36,223 deaths against 36,058 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 165 deaths.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 527,960 deaths | 64,616 deaths | 463,343 deaths | Brazil |
| 1960s | 494,552 deaths | 78,014 deaths | 416,538 deaths | Brazil |
| 1970s | 412,438 deaths | 85,036 deaths | 327,402 deaths | Brazil |
| 1980s | 311,268 deaths | 86,147 deaths | 225,122 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 179,135 deaths | 73,357 deaths | 105,778 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 85,156 deaths | 63,158 deaths | 21,998 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 48,231 deaths | 49,363 deaths | 1,132 deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 37,921 deaths | 37,937 deaths | 16.5 deaths | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Brazil or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 36,223 deaths against 36,058 deaths in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Brazil and Ghana?
- 165 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Brazil ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.