Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Benin or Ghana?

Ghana, at 27,253 deaths against 24,959 deaths in Benin as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Ghana?

2,294 deaths, with Ghana ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Ghana: Number of infants who die before age 1

Benin

24,959 deaths

in 2023

Ghana

27,253 deaths

in 2023

Benin rank

33rd

Ghana rank

31st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Benin
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 27,253 deaths against 24,959 deaths in Benin, a difference of 2,294 deaths.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 31st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,780 deaths	39,673 deaths	19,893 deaths	Ghana
1960s	21,722 deaths	46,728 deaths	25,006 deaths	Ghana
1970s	22,394 deaths	51,786 deaths	29,392 deaths	Ghana
1980s	24,267 deaths	53,831 deaths	29,564 deaths	Ghana
1990s	25,494 deaths	46,950 deaths	21,456 deaths	Ghana
2000s	26,246 deaths	42,376 deaths	16,130 deaths	Ghana
2010s	27,274 deaths	35,058 deaths	7,783 deaths	Ghana
2020s	25,442 deaths	28,237 deaths	2,795 deaths	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Benin or Ghana?: Ghana, at 27,253 deaths against 24,959 deaths in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Ghana?: 2,294 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Benin ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.