Afghanistan vs Ghana: Number of child deaths by age
Afghanistan
6,793 deaths
in 2024
Ghana
7,327 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Ghana rank
31st
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Afghanistan
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7,327 deaths against 6,793 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 534 deaths.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Ghana ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,334 deaths | 31,186 deaths | 10,149 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 42,326 deaths | 36,874 deaths | 5,451 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 42,388 deaths | 37,508 deaths | 4,880 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 19,850 deaths | 29,395 deaths | 9,546 deaths | Ghana |
| 2000s | 16,582 deaths | 21,075 deaths | 4,493 deaths | Ghana |
| 2010s | 10,087 deaths | 12,951 deaths | 2,864 deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 7,308 deaths | 8,150 deaths | 842 deaths | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Afghanistan or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 7,327 deaths against 6,793 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 534 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Afghanistan ranks 34th and Ghana ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .