Burundi vs Ghana: Number of child deaths by age
Burundi
7,502 deaths
in 2024
Ghana
7,327 deaths
in 2024
Burundi rank
30th
Ghana rank
31st
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Burundi
- Ghana
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 7,502 deaths against 7,327 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 175 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Burundi ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,344 deaths | 36,874 deaths | 14,530 deaths | Ghana |
| 1980s | 19,682 deaths | 37,508 deaths | 17,825 deaths | Ghana |
| 1990s | 19,644 deaths | 29,395 deaths | 9,751 deaths | Ghana |
| 2000s | 15,009 deaths | 21,075 deaths | 6,066 deaths | Ghana |
| 2010s | 11,400 deaths | 12,951 deaths | 1,551 deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 8,082 deaths | 8,150 deaths | 68.4 deaths | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Burundi or Ghana?
- Burundi, at 7,502 deaths against 7,327 deaths in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Burundi and Ghana?
- 175 deaths, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ghana?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Ghana rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Burundi ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .