Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Cameroon or Ghana?

Cameroon, at 21,736 deaths against 19,832 deaths in Ghana as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Cameroon and Ghana?

1,904 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Ghana: Number of neonatal deaths

Cameroon

21,736 deaths

in 2019

Ghana

19,832 deaths

in 2019

Cameroon rank

25th

Ghana rank

28th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Cameroon
Ghana

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 21,736 deaths against 19,832 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 1,904 deaths.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Cameroon ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 28th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,086 deaths	19,457 deaths	3,371 deaths	Ghana
1960s	17,417 deaths	23,520 deaths	6,103 deaths	Ghana
1970s	18,064 deaths	26,755 deaths	8,692 deaths	Ghana
1980s	18,478 deaths	25,592 deaths	7,114 deaths	Ghana
1990s	19,550 deaths	23,063 deaths	3,512 deaths	Ghana
2000s	23,363 deaths	24,633 deaths	1,270 deaths	Ghana
2010s	23,348 deaths	21,996 deaths	1,351 deaths	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Cameroon or Ghana?: Cameroon, at 21,736 deaths against 19,832 deaths in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Cameroon and Ghana?: 1,904 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Cameroon ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 28th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.