Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Number of under-five deaths
Ghana
31,720
in 2024
Zimbabwe
31,802
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
35th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 31,802 against 31,720 in Ghana, a difference of 82.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74,390 | 26,632 | 47,758 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 83,178 | 31,817 | 51,362 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 84,972 | 33,014 | 51,958 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 72,445 | 35,286 | 37,158 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 61,422 | 40,439 | 20,983 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 46,430 | 31,471 | 14,959 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 33,995 | 30,745 | 3,249 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 31,802 against 31,720 in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 82, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Ghana ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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.