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

Ghana, at 27,253 deaths against 26,166 deaths in Zambia as of 2023.

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

1,087 deaths, with Ghana ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Ghana

27,253 deaths

in 2023

Zambia

26,166 deaths

in 2023

Ghana rank

31st

Zambia rank

32nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ghana
Zambia

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 27,253 deaths against 26,166 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 1,087 deaths.

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

Ghana ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd of 236 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	39,673 deaths	15,640 deaths	24,033 deaths	Ghana
1960s	46,728 deaths	19,088 deaths	27,641 deaths	Ghana
1970s	51,786 deaths	23,124 deaths	28,661 deaths	Ghana
1980s	53,831 deaths	30,772 deaths	23,059 deaths	Ghana
1990s	46,950 deaths	40,405 deaths	6,545 deaths	Ghana
2000s	42,376 deaths	36,110 deaths	6,266 deaths	Ghana
2010s	35,058 deaths	28,980 deaths	6,077 deaths	Ghana
2020s	28,237 deaths	26,630 deaths	1,607 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, Ghana or Zambia?: Ghana, at 27,253 deaths against 26,166 deaths in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ghana and Zambia?: 1,087 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ghana ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd 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.