Death rate from road injuries in Ghana
Ghana: Death rate from road injuries was 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
25.87 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
25.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
19.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from road injuries in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from road injuries in Ghana stood at 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people. 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 injuries in Ghana peaked at 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people, 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 injuries in Ghana, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.39 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 23.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 23.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 23.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 21.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 20.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 19.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 20.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 22.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 13 Dominican Republic 27.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Chad 26.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Central African Republic 26.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Thailand 25.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Niger 24.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Benin 24.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Ghana?
- Death rate from road injuries in Ghana was 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road injuries recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.