Deaths from falls in Ghana
Ghana: Deaths from falls was 1,887 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,887
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
39th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,887
in 2021
All-time low
799.68
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from falls in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from falls in Ghana stood at 1,887. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from falls in Ghana peaked at 1,887 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 799.68, in 2000.
That places Ghana 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from falls in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 799.68 | — |
| 2001 | 879.53 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 964.61 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 1,093 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 1,169 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 1,211 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,251 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,303 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,408 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1,447 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1,451 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,517 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1,564 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,621 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,671 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,662 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,698 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,742 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,761 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,808 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1,856 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1,887 | +1.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,887 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 480.9, 3.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,887 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 759.88, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,153 | 799.68 | 1,447 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,650 | 1,451 | 1,808 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,871 | 1,856 | 1,887 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from falls in Ghana?
- Deaths from falls in Ghana was 1,887 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from falls recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,887 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from falls recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 799.68 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for deaths from falls?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from falls rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 Deaths from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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