What is mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana?

Mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana was 0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 0.8763 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Ghana rank for mortality rates at age 25?

Ghana ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana

Name: Mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

17th

of 236 countries

All-time high

0.8763 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana is 0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana peaked at 0.8763 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Ghana ranks 17th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	0.8763 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	0.8635 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1952	0.8567 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1953	0.8475 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1954	0.8363 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1955	0.8307 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1956	0.8235 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1957	0.8138 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1958	0.81 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1959	0.8016 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1960	0.7966 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1961	0.7933 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1962	0.7873 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1963	0.7845 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1964	0.7829 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1965	0.782 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1966	0.7834 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1967	0.7814 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1968	0.7806 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1969	0.7789 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1970	0.7775 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1971	0.7771 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1972	0.7668 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1973	0.76 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1974	0.7502 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1975	0.7413 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1976	0.732 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1977	0.7245 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1978	0.7148 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1979	0.7064 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1980	0.6995 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1981	0.693 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1982	0.6909 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1983	0.6814 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1984	0.6681 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
1985	0.6556 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1986	0.6396 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1987	0.6234 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1988	0.6073 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1989	0.5907 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1990	0.5764 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1991	0.5667 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1992	0.5568 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1993	0.5495 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1994	0.5696 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.7%
1995	0.5436 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.6%
1996	0.5371 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1997	0.5322 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1998	0.5289 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1999	0.5261 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
2000	0.5239 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
2001	0.5227 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
2002	0.5201 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
2003	0.5163 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2004	0.5129 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2005	0.5066 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2006	0.5004 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2007	0.4963 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2008	0.4943 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
2009	0.4895 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
2010	0.4859 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2011	0.4854 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
2012	0.4803 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
2013	0.4742 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
2014	0.468 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
2015	0.4617 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
2016	0.4556 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
2017	0.4507 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2018	0.4459 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2019	0.4418 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
2020	0.4388 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2021	0.435 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
2022	0.4333 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
2023	0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0.836 deaths per 1,000 people	0.8016 deaths per 1,000 people	0.8763 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	0.7851 deaths per 1,000 people	0.7789 deaths per 1,000 people	0.7966 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	0.7451 deaths per 1,000 people	0.7064 deaths per 1,000 people	0.7775 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	0.6549 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5907 deaths per 1,000 people	0.6995 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	0.5487 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5261 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5764 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	0.5083 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4895 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5239 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	0.4649 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4418 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4859 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	0.4343 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4388 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Ghana

14 Naoero 0.459 deaths per 1,000 people compare
15 South Africa 0.4577 deaths per 1,000 people compare
16 Guinea 0.4325 deaths per 1,000 people compare
18 Ukraine 0.4231 deaths per 1,000 people compare
19 Mali 0.4153 deaths per 1,000 people compare
20 Madagascar 0.4151 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Ghana

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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)
Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana?: Mortality rates at age 25 in Ghana was 0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.8763 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4301 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Ghana rank for mortality rates at age 25?: Ghana ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 25
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.