Ghana vs Mexico: Number of infant deaths
Ghana
24,393 deaths
in 2024
Mexico
24,487 deaths
in 2024
Ghana rank
34th
Mexico rank
33rd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Ghana
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 24,487 deaths against 24,393 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 94 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Mexico ahead.
Ghana ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39,154 deaths | 181,448 deaths | 142,294 deaths | Mexico |
| 1960s | 43,768 deaths | 180,008 deaths | 136,240 deaths | Mexico |
| 1970s | 46,304 deaths | 165,343 deaths | 119,039 deaths | Mexico |
| 1980s | 47,465 deaths | 116,971 deaths | 69,506 deaths | Mexico |
| 1990s | 43,050 deaths | 76,046 deaths | 32,996 deaths | Mexico |
| 2000s | 40,347 deaths | 47,190 deaths | 6,843 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 33,480 deaths | 34,148 deaths | 668.4 deaths | Mexico |
| 2020s | 25,844 deaths | 26,386 deaths | 541.4 deaths | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Ghana or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 24,487 deaths against 24,393 deaths in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Ghana and Mexico?
- 94 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mexico?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Mexico rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Ghana ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 33rd 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 .