Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Ghana
Ghana: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.6594 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.6594
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
147th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9315
in 2000
All-time low
0.6536
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.6594 for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Ghana peaked at 0.9315 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6536, in 2020.
That places Ghana 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9315 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9294 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9217 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9119 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9006 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8907 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8796 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8647 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8467 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8285 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8108 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7864 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7634 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7471 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7322 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7183 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7039 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6877 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6725 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6586 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6536 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6594 | +0.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.6594 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.6594 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7685, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8905 | 0.8285 | 0.9315 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7281 | 0.6586 | 0.8108 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6565 | 0.6536 | 0.6594 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Ghana?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Ghana was 0.6594 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9315 in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6536 in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- Ghana ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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