What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Gabon and Ghana?

0.0001 deaths per person, with Ghana ahead.

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

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Ghana: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Gabon

0.0004 deaths per person

in 2024

Ghana

0.0005 deaths per person

in 2024

Gabon rank

51st

Ghana rank

48th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

Gabon
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0005 deaths per person against 0.0004 deaths per person in Gabon, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.

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

Across all 47 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 51st and Ghana ranks 48th of 195 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0012 deaths per person	0.0023 deaths per person	0.0011 deaths per person	Ghana
1980s	0.0011 deaths per person	0.002 deaths per person	0.0009 deaths per person	Ghana
1990s	0.0009 deaths per person	0.0015 deaths per person	0.0005 deaths per person	Ghana
2000s	0.0009 deaths per person	0.0011 deaths per person	0.0002 deaths per person	Ghana
2010s	0.0007 deaths per person	0.0008 deaths per person	0.0001 deaths per person	Ghana
2020s	0.0005 deaths per person	0.0005 deaths per person	0 deaths per person	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Gabon or Ghana?: Ghana, at 0.0005 deaths per person against 0.0004 deaths per person in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Gabon and Ghana?: 0.0001 deaths per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ghana?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Ghana rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?: Gabon ranks 51st and Ghana ranks 48th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita
Unit: deaths per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 9,863 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.