Mortality from ncds gender in Ghana
Ghana: Mortality from ncds gender was 24.9 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
24.9
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
61st
of 185 countries
All-time high
28.6
in 2011
All-time low
24.9
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality from ncds gender in Ghana stood at 24.9. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Ghana peaked at 28.6 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.9, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 61st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.87 | 25.3 | 28.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.74 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6 | 24.9 | 26.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 59 Kyrgyzstan 25 compare
- 59 Uganda 25 compare
- 62 Namibia 24.6 compare
- 63 North Macedonia 24.3 compare
- 64 India 24.1 compare
More health data for Ghana
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from ncds gender in Ghana?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Ghana was 24.9 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6 in 2011.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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