Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ghana or South Africa?

South Africa, at 21,448 deaths against 19,832 deaths in Ghana as of 2019.

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

1,616 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

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

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.

Ghana vs South Africa: Number of neonatal deaths

Ghana

19,832 deaths

in 2019

South Africa

21,448 deaths

in 2019

Ghana rank

28th

South Africa rank

27th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Ghana
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 21,448 deaths against 19,832 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 1,616 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th of 204 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,457 deaths	24,973 deaths	5,516 deaths	South Africa
1960s	23,520 deaths	27,937 deaths	4,417 deaths	South Africa
1970s	26,755 deaths	29,729 deaths	2,973 deaths	South Africa
1980s	25,592 deaths	28,128 deaths	2,536 deaths	South Africa
1990s	23,063 deaths	26,888 deaths	3,825 deaths	South Africa
2000s	24,633 deaths	32,048 deaths	7,415 deaths	South Africa
2010s	21,996 deaths	25,342 deaths	3,346 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ghana or South Africa?: South Africa, at 21,448 deaths against 19,832 deaths in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ghana and South Africa?: 1,616 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Ghana ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th 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.