Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.0643 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.073 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Ghana rank
27th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.073 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0643 deaths per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0087 deaths per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 27th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0727 deaths per square kilometre 0.1146 deaths per square kilometre 0.0419 deaths per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 0.0738 deaths per square kilometre 0.1203 deaths per square kilometre 0.0465 deaths per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 0.0744 deaths per square kilometre 0.1102 deaths per square kilometre 0.0358 deaths per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0793 deaths per square kilometre 0.1078 deaths per square kilometre 0.0285 deaths per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.0759 deaths per square kilometre 0.095 deaths per square kilometre 0.0191 deaths per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.0652 deaths per square kilometre 0.0755 deaths per square kilometre 0.0103 deaths per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.073 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0643 deaths per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
0.0087 deaths per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 27th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,263 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.