Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Ghana
Ghana: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 2,443 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 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 5-9 years, male in Ghana stood at 2,443. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Ghana peaked at 3,891 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,443, in 2024.
That places Ghana 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,876 | — |
| 1991 | 3,891 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 3,889 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,856 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 3,814 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3,771 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 3,720 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3,657 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 3,592 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3,521 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 3,435 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 3,345 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3,254 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3,170 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3,096 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 3,043 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 3,009 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,985 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,958 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2,922 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,879 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2,839 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,798 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,759 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,733 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,705 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,688 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,682 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,673 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,669 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,653 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,625 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,576 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2,513 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 2,443 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,759 | 3,521 | 3,891 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,122 | 2,922 | 3,435 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,742 | 2,669 | 2,879 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,562 | 2,443 | 2,653 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Ghana?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Ghana was 2,443 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 5-9 years, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,891 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,443 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years