Self harm death rates by age in Ghana
Ghana: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3129 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.3129
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
99th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3755
in 2004
All-time low
0.2222
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Ghana is 0.3129, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Ghana peaked at 0.3755 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2222, in 2000.
That places Ghana 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3251 | 0.2222 | 0.3755 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3609 | 0.3345 | 0.3734 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3215 | 0.3129 | 0.3302 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Ghana?
- Self harm death rates by age in Ghana was 0.3129 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3755 in 2004.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2222 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Ghana ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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