Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Ghana
Ghana: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.4301 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4301
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.8763
in 1950
All-time low
0.4301
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 25 by sex in Ghana is 0.4301, 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 age 25 by sex in Ghana peaked at 0.8763 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.4301, 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 age 25 by sex in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.8763 | — |
| 1951 | 0.8635 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.8567 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.8475 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.8363 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.8307 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.8235 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.8138 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.81 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.8016 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.7966 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.7933 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.7873 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7845 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7829 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.782 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7834 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7814 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7806 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7789 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7775 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7771 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7668 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.76 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7502 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7413 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.732 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7245 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7148 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7064 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6995 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.693 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6909 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6814 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6681 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6556 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6396 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6234 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6073 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5907 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5764 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5667 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5568 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5495 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5696 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5436 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5371 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5322 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5289 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5261 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5239 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5227 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5201 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5163 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5129 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5066 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5004 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4963 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4943 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4895 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4859 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4854 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4803 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4742 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.468 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4617 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4556 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4507 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4459 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4418 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4388 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.435 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4333 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4301 | -0.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.4301 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2668, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.4301 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3229, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.836 | 0.8016 | 0.8763 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7851 | 0.7789 | 0.7966 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7451 | 0.7064 | 0.7775 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6549 | 0.5907 | 0.6995 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5487 | 0.5261 | 0.5764 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5083 | 0.4895 | 0.5239 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4649 | 0.4418 | 0.4859 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4343 | 0.4301 | 0.4388 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Ghana?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Ghana was 0.4301 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8763 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4301 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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