nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Ghana
Ghana: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0332 in 2021. βΌ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Ghana, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0332 for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Ghana peaked at 0.0671 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0332, in 2021.
That places Ghana 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0583 | 0.0507 | 0.0671 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0413 | 0.0352 | 0.0488 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0337 | 0.0332 | 0.0342 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 39 Myanmar 0.0346 compare
- 40 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0346 compare
- 41 Gambia, The 0.0343 compare
- 43 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0.0331 compare
- 44 Congo, Republic of 0.0329 compare
- 45 Botswana 0.0323 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Ghana?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Ghana was 0.0332 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0671 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0332 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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 nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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