Which has higher number of deaths, Ghana or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 217,090 deaths against 216,488 deaths in Ghana as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

602 deaths, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Number of deaths

Ghana

216,488 deaths

in 2021

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

217,090 deaths

in 2021

Ghana rank

49th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

48th

Number of deaths over time

Ghana
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 217,090 deaths against 216,488 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 602 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 49th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 48th of 194 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	197,524 deaths	120,295 deaths	77,229 deaths	Ghana
2010s	206,902 deaths	164,771 deaths	42,131 deaths	Ghana
2020s	213,414 deaths	206,182 deaths	7,232 deaths	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Ghana or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 217,090 deaths against 216,488 deaths in Ghana as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 602 deaths, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for number of deaths?: Ghana ranks 49th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.