Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Number of under-five deaths, female

Ghana
13,811
in 2024
Zimbabwe
14,099
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
35th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Zimbabwe
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196019922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 14,099 against 13,811 in Ghana, a difference of 288.

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

Ghana ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 34,717 12,326 22,390 Ghana
1970s 38,891 14,504 24,387 Ghana
1980s 39,426 14,862 24,564 Ghana
1990s 33,104 16,130 16,974 Ghana
2000s 27,516 18,404 9,112 Ghana
2010s 20,465 14,011 6,454 Ghana
2020s 14,822 13,630 1,192 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 14,099 against 13,811 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
288, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Ghana ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.