How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Deaths from drowning

Ghana

1,131 deaths

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

1,040 deaths

in 2021

Ghana rank

40th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

41st

Deaths from drowning over time

Ghana
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1,131 deaths against 1,040 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 91 deaths.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Ghana ranks 40th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 41st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	942.62 deaths	1,587 deaths	644.67 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	1,267 deaths	1,306 deaths	39.85 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	1,134 deaths	1,050 deaths	83.85 deaths	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from drowning, Ghana or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Ghana, at 1,131 deaths against 1,040 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from drowning between Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 91 deaths, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for deaths from drowning?: Ghana ranks 40th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 41st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deaths from drowning
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes.