What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Burkina Faso and Ghana?

1,398 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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 neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Burkina Faso

17,516 deaths

in 2024

Ghana

16,118 deaths

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

28th

Ghana rank

31st

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Ghana

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17,516 deaths against 16,118 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 1,398 deaths.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 31st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	19,885 deaths	26,070 deaths	6,185 deaths	Ghana
1980s	20,202 deaths	27,376 deaths	7,174 deaths	Ghana
1990s	20,358 deaths	25,079 deaths	4,720 deaths	Ghana
2000s	21,698 deaths	24,522 deaths	2,824 deaths	Ghana
2010s	20,769 deaths	21,623 deaths	854.7 deaths	Ghana
2020s	17,764 deaths	16,959 deaths	804.8 deaths	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Burkina Faso or Ghana?: Burkina Faso, at 17,516 deaths against 16,118 deaths in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 1,398 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 28th 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .