Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Ghana
Ghana: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 30.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Ghana stood at 30.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Ghana peaked at 56.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 5th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 41.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 38.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 30.0% | 40.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 20 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 deaths (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 tuberculosis case fatality rate in Ghana?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Ghana was 30.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Ghana ranks 5th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.