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

Zambia, at 8,894 deaths against 8,361 deaths in Ghana as of 2100.

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

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 Zambia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Ghana

8,361 deaths

in 2100

Zambia

8,894 deaths

in 2100

Ghana rank

26th

Zambia rank

25th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ghana
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 8,894 deaths against 8,361 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 533 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2020s	26,027 deaths	25,594 deaths	433 deaths	Ghana
2030s	23,848 deaths	23,348 deaths	500.6 deaths	Ghana
2040s	20,440 deaths	19,824 deaths	616 deaths	Ghana
2050s	16,947 deaths	16,780 deaths	167.4 deaths	Ghana
2060s	14,275 deaths	14,159 deaths	116.5 deaths	Ghana
2070s	12,226 deaths	12,336 deaths	110.3 deaths	Zambia
2080s	10,490 deaths	10,842 deaths	352 deaths	Zambia
2090s	9,061 deaths	9,544 deaths	483 deaths	Zambia
2100s	8,361 deaths	8,894 deaths	533 deaths	Zambia

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 Zambia?: Zambia, at 8,894 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 Zambia?: 533 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ghana ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 25th 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.