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 22.2% 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
In 2021, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Ghana stood at 22.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Ghana peaked at 25.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2021.
That places Ghana 57th 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 | 24.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 24.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.8% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.2% | 22.8% | 2 |
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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 22.2% 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 25.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Ghana ranks 57th 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 12.6%. 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 (%). 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).