Ghana vs Malawi: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Ghana
35.13 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi
34.14 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
42nd
Malawi rank
44th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 35.13 deaths per 1,000 people against 34.14 deaths per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.99 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 222.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.97 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 142.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 214.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 71.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 131.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 193.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 108.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 168.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 84.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 146.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 65.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 46.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 36.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7264 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Ghana or Malawi?
- Ghana, at 35.13 deaths per 1,000 people against 34.14 deaths per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Ghana and Malawi?
- 0.99 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.