Death rate from suicides gho in Ghana
Ghana: Death rate from suicides gho was 8 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
8
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
102nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.67
in 2013
All-time low
5.62
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from suicides gho in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from suicides gho in Ghana is 8, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides gho in Ghana peaked at 8.67 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.62, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 102nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.14 | 5.62 | 8.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.52 | 8.08 | 8.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.95 | 7.9 | 8 | 2 |
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
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- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides gho in Ghana?
- Death rate from suicides gho in Ghana was 8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 in 2013.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for death rate from suicides gho?
- Ghana ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides gho rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 suicides gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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