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

0.0001 units per person, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea 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.

Eritrea vs Ghana: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Eritrea

0.0004 units per person

in 2024

Ghana

0.0005 units per person

in 2024

Eritrea rank

50th

Ghana rank

48th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

Eritrea
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

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

Eritrea ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 48th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.002 units per person	0.0023 units per person	0.0003 units per person	Ghana
1980s	0.0018 units per person	0.002 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Ghana
1990s	0.0013 units per person	0.0015 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Ghana
2000s	0.0009 units per person	0.0011 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Ghana
2010s	0.0006 units per person	0.0008 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Ghana
2020s	0.0005 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0 units per person	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Eritrea or Ghana?: Ghana, at 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Eritrea and Ghana?: 0.0001 units per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ghana?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Ghana rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?: Eritrea ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 48th of 197 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: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 11,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 14 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.