nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana
Ghana: nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n was 0.0325 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana stood at 0.0325. 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, nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana peaked at 0.0641 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0325, 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.
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0641 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0619 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0598 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0579 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0563 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0549 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0535 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0522 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0507 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0489 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0472 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0454 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0436 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.042 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0404 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.039 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0377 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0365 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0354 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0344 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0334 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0325 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.056 | 0.0489 | 0.0641 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0402 | 0.0344 | 0.0472 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0329 | 0.0325 | 0.0334 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana?
- Nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Ghana was 0.0325 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0641 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0325 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nqx - probability of 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 nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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