Estimated malaria mortality rate in Ghana
Ghana: Estimated malaria mortality rate was 33.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Estimated malaria mortality rate in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 33.8 for estimated malaria mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated malaria mortality rate in Ghana peaked at 100.54 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.8, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 26th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Estimated malaria mortality rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.54 | — |
| 2001 | 93.88 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 86.51 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 78.59 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 71.4 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 66.12 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 64.92 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 63.04 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 63.77 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 66.3 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 66.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.77 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 61.99 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 57.03 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 51.3 | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 46.21 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 41.87 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 38.4 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 36.24 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 35.56 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 35.47 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 34.97 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 34.58 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 33.93 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 33.8 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.51 | 63.04 | 100.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.07 | 35.56 | 66.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.55 | 33.8 | 35.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 23 Congo 36.05 compare
- 24 Malawi 34.64 compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 33.87 compare
- 27 Uganda 32.4 compare
- 28 Papua New Guinea 31.34 compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 27.5 compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.303 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6078 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated malaria mortality rate in Ghana?
- Estimated malaria mortality rate in Ghana was 33.8 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated malaria mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.54 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimated malaria mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for estimated malaria mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated malaria mortality rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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