Number of infant deaths in Ghana
Ghana: Number of infant deaths was 24,393 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24,393
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
34th
of 196 countries
All-time high
49,065
in 1984
All-time low
24,393
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Ghana is 24,393, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Ghana peaked at 49,065 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 24,393, in 2024.
That places Ghana 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41,479 | — |
| 1961 | 42,007 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 42,499 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 42,935 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 43,295 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 43,729 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 44,248 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 44,964 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 45,812 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 46,717 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 47,417 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 47,754 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 47,711 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 47,353 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 46,797 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 46,063 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 45,339 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 44,816 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 44,720 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 45,073 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 45,957 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 46,938 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 47,711 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 48,441 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 49,065 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 49,030 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 48,408 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 47,515 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 46,353 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 45,228 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 44,432 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 43,915 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 43,510 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 43,307 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 43,055 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 42,791 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 42,500 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 42,333 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 42,341 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 42,314 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 42,352 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 42,094 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 41,485 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 40,915 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 40,377 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 40,288 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 40,112 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 39,395 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 38,589 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 37,862 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 37,323 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 36,827 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 36,180 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 35,443 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 34,469 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 33,475 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 32,345 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 30,809 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 29,471 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 28,453 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 27,504 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 26,569 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 25,733 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 25,022 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 24,393 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,768 | 41,479 | 46,717 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46,304 | 44,720 | 47,754 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,465 | 45,228 | 49,065 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,050 | 42,314 | 44,432 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,347 | 37,862 | 42,352 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,480 | 28,453 | 37,323 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,844 | 24,393 | 27,504 | 5 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Ghana?
- Number of infant deaths in Ghana was 24,393 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 49,065 in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,393 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for number of infant deaths?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.