Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Ghana
Ghana: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 19.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Ghana is 19.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Ghana peaked at 24.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2020.
That places Ghana 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 19.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 19.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.6%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8% | 23.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.5% | 19.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 56 Botswana 20.3% compare
- 57 Equatorial Guinea 19.9% compare
- 58 Cambodia 19.8% compare
- 59 South Sudan 19.7% compare
- 61 Iraq 19.6% compare
- 62 Mongolia 19.5% compare
- 62 Timor-Leste 19.5% 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)
- 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 from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Ghana?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Ghana was 19.7% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Ghana ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).