Which has higher number of deaths, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 238,740 deaths against 237,871 deaths in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?

869 deaths, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire 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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Number of deaths

Côte d'Ivoire

238,740 deaths

in 2023

Ghana

237,871 deaths

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire rank

40th

Ghana rank

41st

Number of deaths over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 238,740 deaths against 237,871 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 869 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 40th and Ghana ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	96,096 deaths	123,411 deaths	27,314 deaths	Ghana
1960s	107,547 deaths	149,090 deaths	41,543 deaths	Ghana
1970s	120,126 deaths	169,320 deaths	49,194 deaths	Ghana
1980s	138,531 deaths	183,476 deaths	44,946 deaths	Ghana
1990s	198,027 deaths	186,626 deaths	11,401 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	244,712 deaths	207,316 deaths	37,396 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	244,748 deaths	224,631 deaths	20,116 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	242,548 deaths	238,396 deaths	4,152 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 238,740 deaths against 237,871 deaths in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?: 869 deaths, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for number of deaths?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 40th 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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