Number of child deaths by age in Ghana
Ghana: Number of child deaths by age was 7,327 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Ghana, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 7,327 deaths for number of child deaths by age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Ghana peaked at 39,065 deaths in 1983 and was at its lowest, 7,327 deaths, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 31st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26,657 deaths | 25,699 deaths | 27,627 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 30,621 deaths | 28,133 deaths | 33,754 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 36,874 deaths | 34,719 deaths | 37,594 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,508 deaths | 34,008 deaths | 39,065 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,395 deaths | 25,801 deaths | 32,718 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,075 deaths | 17,216 deaths | 24,775 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,951 deaths | 9,845 deaths | 16,245 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,150 deaths | 7,327 deaths | 9,160 deaths | 5 |
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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 age in Ghana?
- Number of child deaths by age in Ghana was 7,327 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 39,065 deaths in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,327 deaths in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .