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

Ghana, at 24,393 deaths against 23,802 deaths in Zambia as of 2024.

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

72 years are reported by both, from 1953 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 Zambia: Number of infant deaths

Ghana

24,393 deaths

in 2024

Zambia

23,802 deaths

in 2024

Ghana rank

34th

Zambia rank

36th

Number of infant deaths over time

Ghana
Zambia

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 24,393 deaths against 23,802 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 591 deaths.

Across all 72 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 36th of 199 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	38,732 deaths	13,887 deaths	24,846 deaths	Ghana
1960s	43,768 deaths	16,534 deaths	27,235 deaths	Ghana
1970s	46,304 deaths	19,977 deaths	26,328 deaths	Ghana
1980s	47,465 deaths	28,273 deaths	19,191 deaths	Ghana
1990s	43,050 deaths	38,851 deaths	4,199 deaths	Ghana
2000s	40,347 deaths	32,459 deaths	7,888 deaths	Ghana
2010s	33,480 deaths	25,538 deaths	7,941 deaths	Ghana
2020s	25,844 deaths	23,535 deaths	2,309 deaths	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Ghana or Zambia?: Ghana, at 24,393 deaths against 23,802 deaths in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Ghana and Zambia?: 591 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?: 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Ghana ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 36th 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 .