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. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0332
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
42nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0671
in 2000
All-time low
0.0332
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Ghana, 2000–2021

00.020.040.062000201020212000: 0.0672001: 0.0652002: 0.0622003: 0.062004: 0.0592005: 0.0572006: 0.0562007: 0.0542008: 0.0532009: 0.0512010: 0.0492011: 0.0472012: 0.0452013: 0.0432014: 0.0422015: 0.042016: 0.0392017: 0.0372018: 0.0362019: 0.0352020: 0.0342021: 0.033

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 39 Myanmar 0.0346 compare
  2. 40 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0346 compare
  3. 41 Gambia, The 0.0343 compare
  4. 43 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0.0331 compare
  5. 44 Congo, Republic of 0.0329 compare
  6. 45 Botswana 0.0323 compare

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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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Indicator
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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