Deaths from road injuries in Ghana
Ghana: Deaths from road injuries was 8,494 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
8,494
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
27th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8,494
in 2021
All-time low
4,599
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from road injuries in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Ghana stood at 8,494. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Ghana peaked at 8,494 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,599, in 2000.
That places Ghana 27th 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 road injuries in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,599 | — |
| 2001 | 4,721 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4,832 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4,969 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 5,109 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 5,234 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5,121 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 5,143 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,201 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5,362 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 5,487 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 5,470 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5,442 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 5,488 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5,570 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5,790 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 5,973 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 6,040 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6,018 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6,022 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7,343 | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 8,494 | +15.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 8,494 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,498, 3.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 8,494 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,048, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,029 | 4,599 | 5,362 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,730 | 5,442 | 6,040 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,918 | 7,343 | 8,494 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Ghana?
- Deaths from road injuries in Ghana was 8,494 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,494 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,599 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. 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 road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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