Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Ghana: Number of under-five deaths

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
59,342
in 2024
Ghana
31,720
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
37th
Ghana rank
36th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Ghana
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196019922024

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 59,342 against 31,720 in Ghana, a difference of 27,622.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 1.9 times Ghana's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Ghana ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 278,602 72,445 206,157 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 144,271 61,422 82,848 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 91,643 46,430 45,213 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 65,647 33,995 31,652 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Ghana?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 59,342 against 31,720 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana?
27,622, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Ghana ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Ghana: Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid, drawing on UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-under-five-deaths/europe-and-central-asia-ida-and-ibrd-countries/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-under-five-deaths/europe-and-central-asia-ida-and-ibrd-countries/ghana/">Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Ghana: Number of under-five deaths</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five 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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.