Which has higher number of infant deaths, Ghana or Iraq?

Ghana, at 24,393 deaths against 23,456 deaths in Iraq as of 2024.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.

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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Iraq: Number of infant deaths

Ghana

24,393 deaths

in 2024

Iraq

23,456 deaths

in 2024

Ghana rank

34th

Iraq rank

37th

Number of infant deaths over time

Ghana
Iraq

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 24,393 deaths against 23,456 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 937 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iraq ahead.

Ghana ranks 34th and Iraq ranks 37th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1950s	37,801 deaths	48,292 deaths	10,491 deaths	Iraq
1960s	43,768 deaths	38,188 deaths	5,580 deaths	Ghana
1970s	46,304 deaths	34,200 deaths	12,104 deaths	Ghana
1980s	47,465 deaths	31,345 deaths	16,120 deaths	Ghana
1990s	43,050 deaths	33,132 deaths	9,918 deaths	Ghana
2000s	40,347 deaths	32,933 deaths	7,414 deaths	Ghana
2010s	33,480 deaths	30,880 deaths	2,600 deaths	Ghana
2020s	25,844 deaths	24,450 deaths	1,395 deaths	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Ghana or Iraq?: Ghana, at 24,393 deaths against 23,456 deaths in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Ghana and Iraq?: 937 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Ghana ranks 34th and Iraq ranks 37th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .