Death rate from diabetes ghe in Ghana

Ghana: Death rate from diabetes ghe was 19.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
19.5
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
97th
of 192 countries
All-time high
19.5
in 2021
All-time low
8.97
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from diabetes ghe in Ghana, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 92001: 9.92002: 10.92003: 122004: 132005: 14.12006: 15.52007: 172008: 17.42009: 17.92010: 18.12011: 18.42012: 18.32013: 18.42014: 18.42015: 18.42016: 18.52017: 18.72018: 18.62019: 18.62020: 19.32021: 19.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rate from diabetes ghe in Ghana stood at 19.5. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from diabetes ghe in Ghana peaked at 19.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.97, in 2000.

Ghana ranks 97th of 192 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.

Death rate from diabetes ghe in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from diabetes ghe in Ghana, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 8.97
2001 9.94 +10.8%
2002 10.89 +9.6%
2003 11.98 +10.0%
2004 13.02 +8.7%
2005 14.13 +8.5%
2006 15.46 +9.4%
2007 17.02 +10.1%
2008 17.41 +2.3%
2009 17.93 +3.0%
2010 18.07 +0.8%
2011 18.38 +1.7%
2012 18.3 -0.4%
2013 18.42 +0.7%
2014 18.4 -0.1%
2015 18.39 -0.1%
2016 18.49 +0.5%
2017 18.66 +0.9%
2018 18.63 -0.2%
2019 18.64 +0.1%
2020 19.32 +3.6%
2021 19.5 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.68 8.97 17.93 10
2010s 18.44 18.07 18.66 10
2020s 19.41 19.32 19.5 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 94 Costa Rica 19.86 compare
  2. 95 Australia 19.62 compare
  3. 96 Nicaragua 19.58 compare
  4. 98 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19.34 compare
  5. 99 Congo 19.3 compare
  6. 100 Cameroon 19.03 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from diabetes ghe in Ghana?
Death rate from diabetes ghe in Ghana was 19.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from diabetes ghe recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 19.5 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rate from diabetes ghe recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 8.97 in 2000.
How does Ghana rank for death rate from diabetes ghe?
Ghana ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from diabetes ghe rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Death rate from diabetes ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from diabetes ghe
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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