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

Guinea, at 31,850 deaths against 27,253 deaths in Ghana as of 2023.

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

4,597 deaths, with Guinea ahead.

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

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.

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

Ghana

27,253 deaths

in 2023

Guinea

31,850 deaths

in 2023

Ghana rank

31st

Guinea rank

28th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ghana
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 31,850 deaths against 27,253 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 4,597 deaths.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 31st and Guinea ranks 28th of 236 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	39,673 deaths	25,868 deaths	13,805 deaths	Ghana
1960s	46,728 deaths	29,835 deaths	16,893 deaths	Ghana
1970s	51,786 deaths	33,618 deaths	18,168 deaths	Ghana
1980s	53,831 deaths	36,884 deaths	16,947 deaths	Ghana
1990s	46,950 deaths	39,841 deaths	7,109 deaths	Ghana
2000s	42,376 deaths	34,504 deaths	7,872 deaths	Ghana
2010s	35,058 deaths	33,646 deaths	1,411 deaths	Ghana
2020s	28,237 deaths	32,455 deaths	4,218 deaths	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Ghana or Guinea?: Guinea, at 31,850 deaths against 27,253 deaths in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ghana and Guinea?: 4,597 deaths, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Guinea rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ghana ranks 31st and Guinea ranks 28th 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.