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

Myanmar, at 28,751 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 Myanmar?

1,498 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.

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

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 Myanmar: Number of infants who die before age 1

Ghana

27,253 deaths

in 2023

Myanmar

28,751 deaths

in 2023

Ghana rank

31st

Myanmar rank

30th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ghana
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 28,751 deaths against 27,253 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 1,498 deaths.

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

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

Ghana ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 30th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39,673 deaths	154,377 deaths	114,704 deaths	Myanmar
1960s	46,728 deaths	133,850 deaths	87,122 deaths	Myanmar
1970s	51,786 deaths	118,167 deaths	66,382 deaths	Myanmar
1980s	53,831 deaths	105,442 deaths	51,611 deaths	Myanmar
1990s	46,950 deaths	83,416 deaths	36,466 deaths	Myanmar
2000s	42,376 deaths	62,245 deaths	19,869 deaths	Myanmar
2010s	35,058 deaths	40,128 deaths	5,070 deaths	Myanmar
2020s	28,237 deaths	30,548 deaths	2,311 deaths	Myanmar

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 Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 28,751 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 Myanmar?: 1,498 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ghana ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 30th 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.