Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Ghana
Ghana: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 22.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 22.2% for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Ghana peaked at 25.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 57th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 20 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 deaths (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 expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Ghana?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Ghana was 22.2% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Ghana ranks 57th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases 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 (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.