Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Ghana
Ghana: Child deaths from streptococcus by disease was 151 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Ghana, 2000–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Ghana stood at 151.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Ghana peaked at 318 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 108, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 26th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 108 | — |
| 2001 | 110 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 113 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 117 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 120 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 124 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 124 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 119 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 117 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 318 | +171.8% |
| 2011 | 314 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 256 | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 184 | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 158 | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 151 | -4.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 151 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 3.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 151 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +171.8% | 117 | 318 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 116.5 | 108 | 124 | 10 |
| 2010s | 230.17 | 151 | 318 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Ghana?
- Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Ghana was 151 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from streptococcus by disease recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 318 in 2010.
- What is the lowest child deaths from streptococcus by disease recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 108 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for child deaths from streptococcus by disease?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from streptococcus by disease rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from streptococcus by disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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