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

0 deaths per person, with Rwanda ahead.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1966 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.

Ghana vs Rwanda: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Ghana

0.0005 deaths per person

in 2024

Rwanda

0.0005 deaths per person

in 2024

Ghana rank

48th

Rwanda rank

46th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

Ghana
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0005 deaths per person against 0.0005 deaths per person in Ghana, a difference of 0 deaths per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0029 deaths per person	0.0029 deaths per person	0 deaths per person	Ghana
1970s	0.0026 deaths per person	0.0031 deaths per person	0.0005 deaths per person	Rwanda
1980s	0.002 deaths per person	0.0024 deaths per person	0.0004 deaths per person	Rwanda
1990s	0.0015 deaths per person	0.002 deaths per person	0.0005 deaths per person	Rwanda
2000s	0.0011 deaths per person	0.0013 deaths per person	0.0002 deaths per person	Rwanda
2010s	0.0008 deaths per person	0.0007 deaths per person	0.0001 deaths per person	Ghana
2020s	0.0005 deaths per person	0.0005 deaths per person	0 deaths per person	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Ghana or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.0005 deaths per person against 0.0005 deaths per person in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Ghana and Rwanda?: 0 deaths per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?: Ghana ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th 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.