Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 77,054 against 16,118 in Ghana as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean?

60,936, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean: Number of neonatal deaths

Ghana

16,118

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean

77,054

in 2024

Ghana rank

31st

Latin America & Caribbean rank

31st

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Ghana
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 77,054 against 16,118 in Ghana, a difference of 60,936.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 4.8 times Ghana's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25,079	229,994	204,916	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	24,522	146,412	121,891	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	21,623	106,289	84,666	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	16,959	84,709	67,750	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 77,054 against 16,118 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean?: 60,936, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Ghana ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.