Ghana vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of stillbirths

Ghana
17,584
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
68,336
in 2023
Ghana rank
27th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th

Number of stillbirths over time

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200020112023

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 68,336 against 17,584 in Ghana, a difference of 50,752.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 3.9 times Ghana's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 27th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 197 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 21,132 112,475 91,343 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 20,264 86,432 66,168 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 17,751 71,224 53,472 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, Ghana or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 68,336 against 17,584 in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Ghana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50,752, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of stillbirths?
Ghana ranks 27th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of stillbirths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of stillbirths
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 5,760 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation