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
99th
of 194 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
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 99th of 194 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
| 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% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 19.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.16, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 19.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.73, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 99th out of 194 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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