Ghana vs South Sudan: Number of child deaths by age
Ghana
7,327 deaths
in 2024
South Sudan
7,922 deaths
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
South Sudan rank
28th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Ghana
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 7,922 deaths against 7,327 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 595 deaths.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 31st and South Sudan ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27,627 deaths | 22,016 deaths | 5,611 deaths | Ghana |
| 1960s | 30,621 deaths | 27,937 deaths | 2,685 deaths | Ghana |
| 1970s | 36,874 deaths | 27,088 deaths | 9,786 deaths | Ghana |
| 1980s | 37,508 deaths | 41,259 deaths | 3,752 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 29,395 deaths | 33,295 deaths | 3,900 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 21,075 deaths | 13,464 deaths | 7,612 deaths | Ghana |
| 2010s | 12,951 deaths | 22,730 deaths | 9,780 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 8,150 deaths | 7,765 deaths | 385.2 deaths | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Ghana or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 7,922 deaths against 7,327 deaths in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Ghana and South Sudan?
- 595 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and South Sudan rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Ghana ranks 31st and South Sudan ranks 28th 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 .