Ghana vs Malawi: Number of infant deaths
Ghana
24,393 deaths
in 2024
Malawi
25,217 deaths
in 2024
Ghana rank
34th
Malawi rank
32nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 25,217 deaths against 24,393 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 824 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,275 deaths | 35,772 deaths | 8,503 deaths | Ghana |
| 1970s | 46,304 deaths | 40,642 deaths | 5,662 deaths | Ghana |
| 1980s | 47,465 deaths | 49,128 deaths | 1,664 deaths | Malawi |
| 1990s | 43,050 deaths | 56,027 deaths | 12,977 deaths | Malawi |
| 2000s | 40,347 deaths | 40,728 deaths | 381.2 deaths | Malawi |
| 2010s | 33,480 deaths | 25,431 deaths | 8,048 deaths | Ghana |
| 2020s | 25,844 deaths | 24,690 deaths | 1,154 deaths | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Ghana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 25,217 deaths against 24,393 deaths in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Ghana and Malawi?
- 824 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Ghana ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 32nd 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .