Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Ghana
Ghana: Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female was 3,166 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Ghana stood at 3,166. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Ghana peaked at 3,708 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,166, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 31st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,708 | — |
| 1991 | 3,667 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 3,631 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 3,614 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3,598 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,572 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3,514 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 3,484 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 3,456 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3,449 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3,459 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3,515 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,542 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3,556 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,569 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,550 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3,547 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,520 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,494 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3,473 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3,447 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,412 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,388 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3,363 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 3,338 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3,338 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,336 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,329 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,316 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,294 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,273 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,248 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,227 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3,216 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,166 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,569 | 3,449 | 3,708 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,522 | 3,459 | 3,569 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,356 | 3,294 | 3,447 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,226 | 3,166 | 3,273 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 28 South Sudan 3,785 compare
- 29 Kenya 3,368 compare
- 30 Palestine, State of 3,334 compare
- 32 Guinea 2,911 compare
- 33 Yemen 2,797 compare
- 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,716 compare
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- 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)
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1355 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0597 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Ghana?
- Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Ghana was 3,166 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,708 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,166 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female adolescents ages 10-19 years