Brazil vs Ghana: Number of youth deaths
Brazil
44,808 deaths
in 2024
Ghana
39,777 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Ghana rank
31st
Number of youth deaths over time
- Brazil
- Ghana
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 44,808 deaths against 39,777 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 5,031 deaths.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192,711 deaths | 83,146 deaths | 109,564 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 96,547 deaths | 70,811 deaths | 25,736 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 57,634 deaths | 55,026 deaths | 2,607 deaths | Brazil |
| 2020s | 46,699 deaths | 42,282 deaths | 4,417 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Brazil or Ghana?
- Brazil, at 44,808 deaths against 39,777 deaths in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Brazil and Ghana?
- 5,031 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.