Ghana vs Guinea: Number of infant deaths
Ghana
24,822.0%
in 2023
Guinea
29,567.0%
in 2023
Ghana rank
31st
Guinea rank
29th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Ghana
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 29,567.0% against 24,822.0% in Ghana, a difference of 4,745.0%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 31st and Guinea ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37,763.1% | 27,411.8% | 10,351.3% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 43,659.6% | 31,538.4% | 12,121.2% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 46,275.2% | 34,997.2% | 11,278.0% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 47,405.7% | 36,616.7% | 10,789.0% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 43,019.9% | 37,376.5% | 5,643.4% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 40,364.0% | 30,510.4% | 9,853.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 33,298.6% | 30,719.5% | 2,579.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 26,002.5% | 30,218.5% | 4,216.0% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Ghana or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 29,567.0% against 24,822.0% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Ghana and Guinea?
- 4,745.0%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Guinea rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Ghana ranks 31st and Guinea ranks 29th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.