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 192 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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201020212000: 2.6k2001: 2.6k2002: 2.9k2003: 2.7k2004: 2.7k2005: 2.5k2006: 2.8k2007: 2.7k2008: 2.4k2009: 2.5k2010: 2.2k2011: 2.2k2012: 1.9k2013: 2.0k2014: 2.1k2015: 2.3k2016: 2.4k2017: 2.3k2018: 2.2k2019: 2.1k2020: 2.0k2021: 1.9k

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 192 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

Annual values for Deaths from malnutrition ghe in Ghana, 2000 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 27 Colombia 2,131 compare
  2. 28 Chad 2,100 compare
  3. 29 Sierra Leone 1,971 compare
  4. 31 Yemen 1,883 compare
  5. 32 Burundi 1,812 compare
  6. 33 Thailand 1,521 compare

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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 192 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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Indicator
Deaths from malnutrition ghe
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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