Adolescent mortality rate in Ghana
Ghana: Adolescent mortality rate was 4.43 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Ghana, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Ghana is 4.43, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Ghana peaked at 8.64 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.43, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 33rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.64 | — |
| 1991 | 8.48 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 8.33 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 8.17 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 8.01 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 7.86 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.71 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 7.56 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 7.4 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 7.25 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 7.09 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.93 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.79 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.63 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.48 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 6.33 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.18 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.04 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.9 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.76 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 5.63 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.5 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.38 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.26 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.16 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.05 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.95 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.85 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.74 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.65 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.53 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.43 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 | 7.25 | 8.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.41 | 5.76 | 7.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 | 4.65 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 | 4.43 | 4.53 | 2 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Ghana?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Ghana was 4.43 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.64 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.43 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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