Number of infant deaths in Ghana
Ghana: Number of infant deaths was 24,393 in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 195 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 416,867 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 407,617 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.69 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 418,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 404,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 415,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 407,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 413,565 (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 195 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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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.