How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States of America?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs United States of America: Number of infant deaths, female

Ghana

10,518

in 2024

United States of America

8,970

in 2024

Ghana rank

36th

United States of America rank

39th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Ghana
United States of America

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 10,518 against 8,970 in United States of America, a difference of 1,548.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Ghana ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19,950	40,149	20,198	United States of America
1970s	21,014	24,568	3,553	United States of America
1980s	21,337	18,004	3,333	Ghana
1990s	19,100	14,076	5,024	Ghana
2000s	17,660	11,990	5,670	Ghana
2010s	14,527	10,146	4,380	Ghana
2020s	11,155	9,056	2,098	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Ghana or United States of America?: Ghana, at 10,518 against 8,970 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Ghana and United States of America?: 1,548, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States of America?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and United States of America rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Ghana ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.