Age-standardized suicide rates in Ghana
Ghana: Age-standardized suicide rates was 8.08 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
8.08
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
95th
of 184 countries
All-time high
8.75
in 2013
All-time low
5.65
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Ghana stood at 8.08.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Ghana peaked at 8.75 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.65, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 95th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.65 | — |
| 2001 | 6.12 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 6.57 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 7.02 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 7.4 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 7.54 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.63 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.44 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.94 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 8.48 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.55 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.72 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.7 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.75 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.72 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.7 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.63 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.64 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.32 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 8.15 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.97 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.08 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.18 | 5.65 | 8.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.59 | 8.15 | 8.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 | 7.97 | 8.08 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Ghana?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Ghana was 8.08 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 in 2013.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.65 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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