Deaths aged 15 to 19 in Ghana
Ghana: Deaths aged 15 to 19 was 4,344 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
4,344
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
32nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
4,478
in 2018
All-time low
3,815
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990β2024
Deaths aged 15 to 19 in Ghana, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4,344 for deaths aged 15 to 19 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths aged 15 to 19 in Ghana peaked at 4,478 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,815, in 1997.
Ghana ranks 32nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,917 | 3,815 | 4,080 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,263 | 3,926 | 4,447 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,420 | 4,364 | 4,478 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,405 | 4,344 | 4,462 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 29 Madagascar 4,966 compare
- 30 South Sudan 4,659 compare
- 31 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 4,470 compare
- 33 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,180 compare
- 34 State of Palestine 4,162 compare
- 35 Thailand 4,093 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4994 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths aged 15 to 19 in Ghana?
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 in Ghana was 4,344 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths aged 15 to 19 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,478 in 2018.
- What is the lowest deaths aged 15 to 19 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,815 in 1997.
- How does Ghana rank for deaths aged 15 to 19?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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