Ghana vs High income: Number of under-five deaths
Ghana
31,720
in 2024
High income
64,707
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
High income rank
36th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Ghana
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 64,707 against 31,720 in Ghana, a difference of 32,987.
That makes High income's figure about 2.0 times Ghana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 36th and High income ranks 36th of 196 countries.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,445 | 174,285 | 101,840 | High income |
| 2000s | 61,422 | 114,139 | 52,716 | High income |
| 2010s | 46,430 | 87,391 | 40,961 | High income |
| 2020s | 33,995 | 67,087 | 33,092 | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Ghana or High income?
- High income, at 64,707 against 31,720 in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Ghana and High income?
- 32,987, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and High income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and High income rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Ghana ranks 36th and High income ranks 36th of 196 countries.
- 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.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.