Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Ghana

Ghana: Deaths from diarrheal diseases who was 6,323 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
6,323
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
30th
of 192 countries
All-time high
9,156
in 2006
All-time low
6,323
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Ghana, 2000–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2000201020212000: 8.2k2001: 8.6k2002: 9.0k2003: 9.1k2004: 9.1k2005: 8.8k2006: 9.2k2007: 8.8k2008: 8.5k2009: 8.3k2010: 7.6k2011: 7.6k2012: 7.0k2013: 6.9k2014: 6.9k2015: 7.2k2016: 7.2k2017: 7.0k2018: 6.7k2019: 6.6k2020: 6.5k2021: 6.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Ghana stood at 6,323. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Ghana peaked at 9,156 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6,323, in 2021.

That places Ghana 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Ghana, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 8,249
2001 8,559 +3.8%
2002 9,037 +5.6%
2003 9,067 +0.3%
2004 9,085 +0.2%
2005 8,811 -3.0%
2006 9,156 +3.9%
2007 8,799 -3.9%
2008 8,508 -3.3%
2009 8,320 -2.2%
2010 7,617 -8.5%
2011 7,583 -0.4%
2012 6,992 -7.8%
2013 6,946 -0.7%
2014 6,946 +0.0%
2015 7,173 +3.3%
2016 7,184 +0.2%
2017 6,969 -3.0%
2018 6,715 -3.6%
2019 6,614 -1.5%
2020 6,477 -2.1%
2021 6,323 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,759 8,249 9,156 10
2010s 7,074 6,614 7,617 10
2020s 6,400 6,323 6,477 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Ghana?
Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Ghana was 6,323 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 9,156 in 2006.
What is the lowest deaths from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 6,323 in 2021.
How does Ghana rank for deaths from diarrheal diseases who?
Ghana ranks 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from diarrheal diseases who rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Deaths from diarrheal diseases who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from diarrheal diseases who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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