Tuberculosis deaths who in Ghana
Ghana: Tuberculosis deaths who was 12,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 215 countries
All-time high
19,000
in 2000
All-time low
12,000
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tuberculosis deaths who in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 12,000 for tuberculosis deaths who in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis deaths who in Ghana peaked at 19,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 19th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis deaths who in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19,000 | — |
| 2001 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 12,000 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 12,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,600, 7.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 12,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,900, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,000 | 17,000 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,400 | 16,000 | 17,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,800 | 12,000 | 16,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 16 Afghanistan 15,000 compare
- 17 Mozambique 14,000 compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 13,000 compare
- 19 Vietnam 12,000 compare
- 21 Madagascar 11,000 compare
- 21 Thailand 11,000 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis deaths who in Ghana?
- Tuberculosis deaths who in Ghana was 12,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis deaths who recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 19,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis deaths who recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for tuberculosis deaths who?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis deaths who rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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