Number of neonatal deaths in Ghana
Ghana: Number of neonatal deaths was 16,118 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Ghana, 1966–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Ghana is 16,118, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 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, number of neonatal deaths in Ghana peaked at 27,970 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 16,118, in 2024.
That places Ghana 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 23,476 | — |
| 1967 | 23,986 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 24,455 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 25,092 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 25,520 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 25,833 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 25,991 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 26,089 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 26,096 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 26,044 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 25,978 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 26,096 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 26,323 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 26,730 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 27,215 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 27,505 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 27,646 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 27,827 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 27,970 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 27,759 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 27,532 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 27,214 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 26,734 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 26,358 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 26,172 | -0.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,252 | 23,476 | 25,092 | 4 |
| 1970s | 26,070 | 25,520 | 26,730 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,376 | 26,358 | 27,970 | 10 |
| 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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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 neonatal deaths in Ghana?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Ghana was 16,118 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 27,970 in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,118 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.