Death rate from cancer in Ghana

Ghana: Death rate from cancer was 53.86 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
53.86
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
137th
of 192 countries
All-time high
74
in 2000
All-time low
53.86
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from cancer in Ghana, 2000–2021

0204060802000201020212000: 742001: 712002: 67.22003: 642004: 60.82005: 58.72006: 56.82007: 552008: 55.32009: 55.72010: 56.12011: 56.92012: 57.22013: 57.92014: 58.62015: 592016: 59.82017: 60.72018: 61.42019: 61.92020: 56.92021: 53.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 53.86 for death rate from cancer in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Ghana peaked at 74 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.86, in 2021.

Ghana ranks 137th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61.87 54.98 74 10
2010s 58.97 56.14 61.86 10
2020s 55.36 53.86 56.85 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 134 Lesotho, Kingdom of 56.37 compare
  2. 135 Kenya 54.57 compare
  3. 136 Maldives 54.56 compare
  4. 138 Comoros, Union of the 53.76 compare
  5. 139 Guatemala 52.85 compare
  6. 140 Djibouti 52.58 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from cancer in Ghana?
Death rate from cancer in Ghana was 53.86 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 74 in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 53.86 in 2021.
How does Ghana rank for death rate from cancer?
Ghana ranks 137th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from cancer
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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