Ghana vs Malawi: Number of child deaths
Ghana
31,720 deaths
in 2024
Malawi
32,177 deaths
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
Malawi rank
33rd
Number of child deaths over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 32,177 deaths against 31,720 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 457 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,922 deaths | 77,564 deaths | 358.25 deaths | Ghana |
| 1970s | 83,178 deaths | 79,895 deaths | 3,283 deaths | Ghana |
| 1980s | 84,972 deaths | 89,405 deaths | 4,432 deaths | Malawi |
| 1990s | 72,445 deaths | 98,868 deaths | 26,423 deaths | Malawi |
| 2000s | 61,422 deaths | 67,467 deaths | 6,044 deaths | Malawi |
| 2010s | 46,430 deaths | 36,940 deaths | 9,491 deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 33,995 deaths | 31,871 deaths | 2,123 deaths | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Ghana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 32,177 deaths against 31,720 deaths in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ghana and Malawi?
- 457 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Ghana ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 33rd 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. 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 under 5 .