Deaths from malnutrition ghe in Ghana
Ghana: Deaths from malnutrition ghe was 1,937 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1,937
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2,860
in 2002
All-time low
1,937
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from malnutrition ghe in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1,937 for deaths from malnutrition ghe in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from malnutrition ghe in Ghana peaked at 2,860 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,937, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from malnutrition ghe in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,560 | — |
| 2001 | 2,617 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2,860 | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 2,710 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 2,694 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,533 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 2,785 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 2,685 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2,392 | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 2,506 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2,179 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 2,178 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,938 | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 2,025 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2,086 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2,335 | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 2,376 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,322 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2,165 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 2,081 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 2,029 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,937 | -4.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,937 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 252.77, 7.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,937 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,076, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,634 | 2,392 | 2,860 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,168 | 1,938 | 2,376 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,983 | 1,937 | 2,029 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from malnutrition ghe in Ghana?
- Deaths from malnutrition ghe in Ghana was 1,937 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from malnutrition ghe recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,860 in 2002.
- What is the lowest deaths from malnutrition ghe recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,937 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for deaths from malnutrition ghe?
- Ghana ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from malnutrition ghe rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 malnutrition ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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