Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Burundi or Ghana?

Ghana, at 8,361 deaths against 8,143 deaths in Burundi as of 2100.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ghana?

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Ghana: Number of infants who die before age 1

Burundi

8,143 deaths

in 2100

Ghana

8,361 deaths

in 2100

Burundi rank

27th

Ghana rank

26th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Burundi
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 8,361 deaths against 8,143 deaths in Burundi, a difference of 218 deaths.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 27th and Ghana ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
2020s	16,038 deaths	26,027 deaths	9,990 deaths	Ghana
2030s	16,336 deaths	23,848 deaths	7,512 deaths	Ghana
2040s	15,780 deaths	20,440 deaths	4,660 deaths	Ghana
2050s	13,908 deaths	16,947 deaths	3,040 deaths	Ghana
2060s	12,546 deaths	14,275 deaths	1,729 deaths	Ghana
2070s	11,325 deaths	12,226 deaths	900.8 deaths	Ghana
2080s	9,821 deaths	10,490 deaths	669.4 deaths	Ghana
2090s	8,619 deaths	9,061 deaths	442.3 deaths	Ghana
2100s	8,143 deaths	8,361 deaths	218 deaths	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Burundi or Ghana?: Ghana, at 8,361 deaths against 8,143 deaths in Burundi as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burundi and Ghana?: 218 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ghana?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Burundi and Ghana rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Burundi ranks 27th and Ghana ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.