Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths
Ghana
31,720
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
138,730
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Ghana
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 138,730 against 31,720 in Ghana, a difference of 107,010.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.4 times Ghana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,445 | 508,877 | 436,432 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 61,422 | 289,193 | 227,770 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 46,430 | 193,242 | 146,812 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 33,995 | 148,362 | 114,367 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 138,730 against 31,720 in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 107,010, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Ghana ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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 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.