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

Yemen, at 9,603 deaths against 8,361 deaths in Ghana as of 2100.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ghana and Yemen?

1,242 deaths, with Yemen ahead.

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

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.

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

Ghana

8,361 deaths

in 2100

Yemen

9,603 deaths

in 2100

Ghana rank

26th

Yemen rank

24th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ghana
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 9,603 deaths against 8,361 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 1,242 deaths.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2020s	26,027 deaths	41,476 deaths	15,449 deaths	Yemen
2030s	23,848 deaths	34,685 deaths	10,837 deaths	Yemen
2040s	20,440 deaths	29,398 deaths	8,958 deaths	Yemen
2050s	16,947 deaths	24,871 deaths	7,924 deaths	Yemen
2060s	14,275 deaths	20,277 deaths	6,002 deaths	Yemen
2070s	12,226 deaths	16,306 deaths	4,080 deaths	Yemen
2080s	10,490 deaths	13,096 deaths	2,606 deaths	Yemen
2090s	9,061 deaths	10,664 deaths	1,603 deaths	Yemen
2100s	8,361 deaths	9,603 deaths	1,242 deaths	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Ghana or Yemen?: Yemen, at 9,603 deaths against 8,361 deaths in Ghana as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ghana and Yemen?: 1,242 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ghana ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th 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.