Number of youth deaths in Ghana
Ghana: Number of youth deaths was 39,777 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Ghana stood at 39,777 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Ghana peaked at 88,029 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39,777 deaths, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 31st of 199 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 youth deaths in Ghana, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88,029 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 86,505 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 85,309 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 84,486 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 83,704 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 82,864 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 81,836 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 80,739 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 79,606 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 78,385 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 77,225 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 75,877 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 74,293 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 72,776 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 71,313 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 70,278 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 69,185 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 67,528 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 65,707 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 63,930 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 62,349 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 60,886 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 59,392 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 57,934 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 56,299 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 54,627 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 52,834 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 50,622 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 48,540 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 46,781 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 45,119 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 43,515 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 42,108 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 40,891 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 39,777 deaths | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,146 deaths | 78,385 deaths | 88,029 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,811 deaths | 63,930 deaths | 77,225 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,026 deaths | 46,781 deaths | 62,349 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,282 deaths | 39,777 deaths | 45,119 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Ghana?
- Number of youth deaths in Ghana was 39,777 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 88,029 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,777 deaths in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for number of youth deaths?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.