Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Ghana
Ghana: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability was 22.2 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ghana stood at 22.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 7 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, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ghana peaked at 25.4 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.2 %, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 61st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease … probability in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.5 % | — |
| 2005 | 25.2 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 25.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.2 % | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 22.8 % | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 22.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.2 % | -2.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 22.2 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6 %, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 22.2 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.7 %, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.85 % | 24.5 % | 25.2 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.13 % | 22.8 % | 25.4 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.5 % | 22.2 % | 22.8 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ghana?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Ghana was 22.2 % in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2 % in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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