ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana
Ghana: ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n was 3,246 in 2021. ▼ Falling
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana is 3,246, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana peaked at 6,412 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,246, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 42nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,412 | — |
| 2001 | 6,191 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 5,978 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 5,791 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 5,631 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 5,487 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 5,352 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 5,220 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 5,067 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 4,895 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 4,717 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 4,538 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 4,358 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 4,196 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4,043 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 3,903 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3,775 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 3,651 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3,545 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3,440 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3,340 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3,246 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,602 | 4,895 | 6,412 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,016 | 3,440 | 4,717 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,293 | 3,246 | 3,340 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana?
- Ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana was 3,246 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6,412 in 2000.
- What is the lowest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,246 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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