Ghana vs Mexico: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Ghana
16,118 deaths
in 2024
Mexico
16,661 deaths
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
Mexico rank
30th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Ghana
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 16,661 deaths against 16,118 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 543 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Ghana ranks 31st and Mexico ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,252 deaths | 96,903 deaths | 72,651 deaths | Mexico |
| 1970s | 26,070 deaths | 87,321 deaths | 61,251 deaths | Mexico |
| 1980s | 27,376 deaths | 62,835 deaths | 35,459 deaths | Mexico |
| 1990s | 25,079 deaths | 45,796 deaths | 20,717 deaths | Mexico |
| 2000s | 24,522 deaths | 24,713 deaths | 191.5 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 21,623 deaths | 19,636 deaths | 1,988 deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 16,959 deaths | 18,140 deaths | 1,181 deaths | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Ghana or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 16,661 deaths against 16,118 deaths in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Ghana and Mexico?
- 543 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mexico?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Mexico rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Ghana ranks 31st and Mexico ranks 30th 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths. 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 less than 28 days .