Ghana vs Yemen: Number of neonatal deaths
Ghana
19,832 deaths
in 2019
Yemen
21,585 deaths
in 2019
Ghana rank
28th
Yemen rank
26th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Ghana
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 21,585 deaths against 19,832 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 1,753 deaths.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Ghana ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,457 deaths | 22,218 deaths | 2,761 deaths | Yemen |
| 1960s | 23,520 deaths | 23,712 deaths | 192.5 deaths | Yemen |
| 1970s | 26,755 deaths | 25,057 deaths | 1,699 deaths | Ghana |
| 1980s | 25,592 deaths | 27,920 deaths | 2,328 deaths | Yemen |
| 1990s | 23,063 deaths | 29,212 deaths | 6,150 deaths | Yemen |
| 2000s | 24,633 deaths | 29,928 deaths | 5,295 deaths | Yemen |
| 2010s | 21,996 deaths | 25,083 deaths | 3,087 deaths | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ghana or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 21,585 deaths against 19,832 deaths in Ghana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ghana and Yemen?
- 1,753 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Ghana ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 26th 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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About this data
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.