Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Ghana
Ghana: Number of deaths from suicide ghe was 1,717 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Ghana stood at 1,717. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Ghana peaked at 1,717 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 663.44, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 52nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 663.44 | — |
| 2001 | 732.12 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 798.39 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 875.52 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 951.95 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 996.34 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1,043 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1,056 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,159 | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 1,274 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 1,317 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,391 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1,427 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,478 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,520 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,562 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,598 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,648 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,626 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,643 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,609 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,717 | +6.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,717 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 691.28, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,717 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 915.12, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 954.98 | 663.44 | 1,274 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,521 | 1,317 | 1,648 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,663 | 1,609 | 1,717 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from suicide ghe in Ghana?
- Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Ghana was 1,717 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,717 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 663.44 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for number of deaths from suicide ghe?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from suicide ghe rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from suicide ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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