Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Ghana
Ghana: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male was 2,819 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Ghana is 2,819, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Ghana peaked at 2,832 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,080, in 1993.
That places Ghana 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,090 | — |
| 1991 | 2,086 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,081 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,080 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,095 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,102 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,116 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,139 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2,180 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,204 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2,254 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2,313 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2,379 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2,418 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,444 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,490 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2,511 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,541 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,567 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,587 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,595 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,607 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,617 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,634 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,658 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,694 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2,730 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,769 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,808 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,826 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,832 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,829 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,824 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,823 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,819 | -0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2,819 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 911, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2,819 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,650, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,117 | 2,080 | 2,204 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,450 | 2,254 | 2,587 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,694 | 2,595 | 2,826 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,825 | 2,819 | 2,832 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Ghana?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Ghana was 2,819 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 15-19 years, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,832 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,080 in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 15-19 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male adolescents ages 15-19 years