Ghana vs Viet Nam: Number of child deaths
Ghana
31,720 deaths
in 2024
Viet Nam
24,085 deaths
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
Viet Nam rank
39th
Number of child deaths over time
- Ghana
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 31,720 deaths against 24,085 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 7,635 deaths.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Ghana ranks 36th and Viet Nam ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,471 deaths | 154,012 deaths | 73,541 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 83,178 deaths | 144,583 deaths | 61,404 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 84,972 deaths | 113,555 deaths | 28,582 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 72,445 deaths | 70,660 deaths | 1,785 deaths | Ghana |
| 2000s | 61,422 deaths | 37,306 deaths | 24,116 deaths | Ghana |
| 2010s | 46,430 deaths | 34,410 deaths | 12,020 deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 33,995 deaths | 26,825 deaths | 7,169 deaths | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Ghana or Viet Nam?
- Ghana, at 31,720 deaths against 24,085 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ghana and Viet Nam?
- 7,635 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Viet Nam?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Viet Nam rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Ghana ranks 36th and Viet Nam ranks 39th 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 .