Ghana vs Post-demographic dividend: Number of under-five deaths

Ghana
31,720
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend
47,526
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
Post-demographic dividend rank
39th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Ghana
  • Post-demographic dividend
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k196019922024

How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 47,526 against 31,720 in Ghana, a difference of 15,806.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 1.5 times Ghana's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 36th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 72,445 111,056 38,612 Post-demographic dividend
2000s 61,422 75,907 14,485 Post-demographic dividend
2010s 46,430 59,502 13,072 Post-demographic dividend
2020s 33,995 49,125 15,130 Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Ghana or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 47,526 against 31,720 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Ghana and Post-demographic dividend?
15,806, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Post-demographic dividend?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Ghana ranks 36th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th 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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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.