Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Burkina Faso or Ghana?

Burkina Faso, at 17,516 against 16,118 in Ghana as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Burkina Faso and Ghana?

1,398, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Burkina Faso

17,516

in 2024

Ghana

16,118

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

28th

Ghana rank

31st

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Burkina Faso
Ghana

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17,516 against 16,118 in Ghana, a difference of 1,398.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 31st of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	19,885	26,070	6,185	Ghana
1980s	20,202	27,376	7,174	Ghana
1990s	20,358	25,079	4,720	Ghana
2000s	21,698	24,522	2,824	Ghana
2010s	20,769	21,623	854.7	Ghana
2020s	17,764	16,959	804.8	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Burkina Faso or Ghana?: Burkina Faso, at 17,516 against 16,118 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 1,398, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 31st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.