Which has higher number of deaths, Angola or Ghana?

Angola, at 254,481 deaths against 237,871 deaths in Ghana as of 2023.

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

16,610 deaths, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola 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.

Angola vs Ghana: Number of deaths

Angola

254,481 deaths

in 2023

Ghana

237,871 deaths

in 2023

Angola rank

38th

Ghana rank

41st

Number of deaths over time

Angola
Ghana

How they compare

Angola currently reports 254,481 deaths against 237,871 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 16,610 deaths.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	130,284 deaths	123,411 deaths	6,874 deaths	Angola
1960s	148,143 deaths	149,090 deaths	947.5 deaths	Ghana
1970s	155,969 deaths	169,320 deaths	13,351 deaths	Ghana
1980s	210,776 deaths	183,476 deaths	27,300 deaths	Angola
1990s	267,824 deaths	186,626 deaths	81,198 deaths	Angola
2000s	278,972 deaths	207,316 deaths	71,656 deaths	Angola
2010s	250,675 deaths	224,631 deaths	26,043 deaths	Angola
2020s	256,413 deaths	238,396 deaths	18,017 deaths	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Angola or Ghana?: Angola, at 254,481 deaths against 237,871 deaths in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Angola and Ghana?: 16,610 deaths, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Ghana rank globally for number of deaths?: Angola ranks 38th 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

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