Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Ghana
Ghana: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male was 3,373 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 20-24 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
In 2024, number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Ghana stood at 3,373. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Ghana peaked at 3,373 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,559, in 1996.
Ghana ranks 37th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,650 | — |
| 1991 | 2,652 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,646 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,626 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2,607 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,578 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 2,559 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,587 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2,628 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,674 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2,741 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2,778 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,835 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,882 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2,923 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2,954 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3,015 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3,053 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3,075 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3,076 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,096 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,111 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3,129 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,132 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,118 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,100 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3,079 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,071 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,082 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,102 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,149 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 3,202 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,264 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3,326 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 3,373 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,621 | 2,559 | 2,674 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,933 | 2,741 | 3,076 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,102 | 3,071 | 3,132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,263 | 3,149 | 3,373 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 34 Mali 3,477 compare
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- 36 Burkina Faso 3,377 compare
- 38 Palestine, State of 3,041 compare
- 39 Viet Nam 3,014 compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 2,942 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Ghana?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male in Ghana was 3,373 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 20-24 years, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,373 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,559 in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 20-24 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male youths ages 20-24 years