Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths

Ghana
24,393
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
119,831
in 2024
Ghana rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 119,831 against 24,393 in Ghana, a difference of 95,438.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.9 times Ghana's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 197 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 43,050 414,852 371,803 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 40,347 241,176 200,829 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 33,480 164,048 130,568 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 25,844 127,638 101,794 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 119,831 against 24,393 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
95,438, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Ghana ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.