Ghana vs South Africa: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Ghana
16,118 deaths
in 2024
South Africa
14,715 deaths
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
South Africa rank
34th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 16,118 deaths against 14,715 deaths in South Africa, a difference of 1,403 deaths.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Africa ahead.
Ghana ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,383 deaths | 26,700 deaths | 317.33 deaths | South Africa |
| 1980s | 27,376 deaths | 27,196 deaths | 180.1 deaths | Ghana |
| 1990s | 25,079 deaths | 20,144 deaths | 4,935 deaths | Ghana |
| 2000s | 24,522 deaths | 14,364 deaths | 10,158 deaths | Ghana |
| 2010s | 21,623 deaths | 13,995 deaths | 7,628 deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 16,959 deaths | 14,211 deaths | 2,748 deaths | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Ghana or South Africa?
- Ghana, at 16,118 deaths against 14,715 deaths in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Ghana and South Africa?
- 1,403 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Ghana ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 34th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .