Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Ghana?

Afghanistan, at 240,296 deaths against 237,871 deaths in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Ghana?

2,425 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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.

Afghanistan vs Ghana: Number of deaths

Afghanistan

240,296 deaths

in 2023

Ghana

237,871 deaths

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

39th

Ghana rank

41st

Number of deaths over time

Afghanistan
Ghana

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 240,296 deaths against 237,871 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 2,425 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	287,559 deaths	123,411 deaths	164,148 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	292,713 deaths	149,090 deaths	143,623 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	314,797 deaths	169,320 deaths	145,477 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	301,350 deaths	183,476 deaths	117,874 deaths	Afghanistan
1990s	241,715 deaths	186,626 deaths	55,089 deaths	Afghanistan
2000s	242,951 deaths	207,316 deaths	35,634 deaths	Afghanistan
2010s	250,330 deaths	224,631 deaths	25,699 deaths	Afghanistan
2020s	274,787 deaths	238,396 deaths	36,391 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Ghana?: Afghanistan, at 240,296 deaths against 237,871 deaths in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Ghana?: 2,425 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for number of deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.