Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Ghana
16,118
in 2024
Zimbabwe
16,739
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
Zimbabwe rank
29th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16,739 against 16,118 in Ghana, a difference of 621.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 195 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,252 | 7,354 | 16,898 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 26,070 | 9,793 | 16,277 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 27,376 | 10,631 | 16,745 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 25,079 | 7,635 | 17,443 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 24,522 | 11,477 | 13,044 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 21,623 | 13,828 | 7,796 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 16,959 | 16,119 | 840 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16,739 against 16,118 in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 621, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Ghana ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.