Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ghana
Ghana: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 39.7 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ghana, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 39.7 per 100,000 male population for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ghana peaked at 39.7 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.7 per 100,000 male population, in 2007.
That places Ghana 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 35.6 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 36 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 35.9 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 35.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.4 per 100,000 male population | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 35.4 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 34.7 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 34.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 35.1 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 35.2 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 35.1 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.5 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.4 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 37.2 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 37.7 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 39 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 39.7 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 39.7 per 100,000 male population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.6 per 100,000 male population, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 39.7 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 per 100,000 male population, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.53 per 100,000 male population | 34.7 per 100,000 male population | 36.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.91 per 100,000 male population | 35 per 100,000 male population | 39.7 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 31 Burkina Faso 40.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 32 Ethiopia 40.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 33 Iraq 39.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 35 Guinea 39.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 35 Togo 39.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 37 Yemen 39.4 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Ghana
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ghana?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Ghana was 39.7 per 100,000 male population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7 per 100,000 male population in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.