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)
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
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.