Ghana vs Turkmenistan: Annual death rates at different ages
Ghana
31.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Turkmenistan
32.67 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
43rd
Turkmenistan rank
40th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Ghana
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 32.67 deaths per 1,000 people against 31.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 149.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 144.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 131.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 119.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 121.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 100.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 77.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 58.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 41.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 32.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5984 deaths per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Ghana or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 32.67 deaths per 1,000 people against 31.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Ghana and Turkmenistan?
- 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Ghana ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 40th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.