Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Ghana
Ghana: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates was 16,118 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Ghana is 16,118, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Ghana peaked at 26,172 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,118, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 31st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,172 | — |
| 1991 | 25,947 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 25,706 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 25,514 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 25,111 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 24,814 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 24,381 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 24,340 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 24,336 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 24,467 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 24,768 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 24,701 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 24,592 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 24,481 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 24,376 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 24,736 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 24,661 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 24,432 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 24,281 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 24,189 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 24,134 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 23,908 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 23,533 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 23,036 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 22,275 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 21,694 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 20,763 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 19,623 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 18,942 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 18,325 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 17,796 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 17,349 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 16,930 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 16,603 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 16,118 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,079 | 24,336 | 26,172 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,522 | 24,189 | 24,768 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,623 | 18,325 | 24,134 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,959 | 16,118 | 17,796 | 5 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Ghana?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Ghana was 16,118 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 26,172 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,118 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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