Death rate from road accidents ghe in Ghana
Ghana: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 25.87 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
25.87
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
25.87
in 2021
All-time low
19.1
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from road accidents ghe in Ghana stood at 25.87. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road accidents ghe in Ghana peaked at 25.87 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.1, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.39 | — |
| 2001 | 23.38 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.28 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.3 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 23.32 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 23.27 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.17 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 21.69 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 21.38 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.49 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.45 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.87 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 20.26 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 19.94 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.75 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.05 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 20.21 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.99 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.49 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 19.1 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 22.82 | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 25.87 | +13.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 25.87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.77, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 25.87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.13, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.67 | 21.38 | 23.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.11 | 19.1 | 21.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.34 | 22.82 | 25.87 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Ghana?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Ghana was 25.87 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.87 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1 in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 road accidents ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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