Ghana vs Zambia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Ghana
16,118 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
14,944 deaths
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
Zambia rank
33rd
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 16,118 deaths against 14,944 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 1,174 deaths.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,070 deaths | 8,384 deaths | 17,686 deaths | Ghana |
| 1980s | 27,376 deaths | 11,165 deaths | 16,211 deaths | Ghana |
| 1990s | 25,079 deaths | 13,833 deaths | 11,246 deaths | Ghana |
| 2000s | 24,522 deaths | 14,308 deaths | 10,214 deaths | Ghana |
| 2010s | 21,623 deaths | 14,325 deaths | 7,298 deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 16,959 deaths | 14,612 deaths | 2,348 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 Zambia?
- Ghana, at 16,118 deaths against 14,944 deaths in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Ghana and Zambia?
- 1,174 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Ghana ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 33rd 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 .