Number of child deaths by region in Ghana
Ghana: Number of child deaths by region was 31,720 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by region in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by region in Ghana is 31,720, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by region in Ghana peaked at 88,076 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 31,720, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 36th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74,390 | 69,612 | 80,471 | 10 |
| 1970s | 83,178 | 82,005 | 84,502 | 10 |
| 1980s | 84,972 | 79,236 | 88,076 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,445 | 68,115 | 77,150 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,422 | 55,078 | 67,127 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,430 | 38,298 | 53,568 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,995 | 31,720 | 36,664 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 20 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by region in Ghana?
- Number of child deaths by region in Ghana was 31,720 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by region recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 88,076 in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by region recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,720 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for number of child deaths by region?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by region rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.