Ghana vs Vietnam: Number of child deaths by age
Ghana
7,327 deaths
in 2024
Vietnam
7,647 deaths
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
Vietnam rank
29th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Ghana
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 7,647 deaths against 7,327 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 320 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Vietnam ahead.
Ghana ranks 31st and Vietnam ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,754 deaths | 61,877 deaths | 28,123 deaths | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 36,874 deaths | 51,629 deaths | 14,754 deaths | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 37,508 deaths | 32,830 deaths | 4,677 deaths | Ghana |
| 1990s | 29,395 deaths | 19,829 deaths | 9,566 deaths | Ghana |
| 2000s | 21,075 deaths | 10,124 deaths | 10,952 deaths | Ghana |
| 2010s | 12,951 deaths | 9,728 deaths | 3,223 deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 8,150 deaths | 8,331 deaths | 180.8 deaths | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Ghana or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 7,647 deaths against 7,327 deaths in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Ghana and Vietnam?
- 320 deaths, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Vietnam?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Vietnam rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Ghana ranks 31st and Vietnam ranks 29th 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 .