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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Annual death rates at different ages
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.