Tx - person-years lived above age x in Ghana

Ghana: Tx - person-years lived above age x was 6.61 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
6.61 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
137th
of 184 countries
All-time high
6.62 million
in 2020
All-time low
5.91 million
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Tx - person-years lived above age x in Ghana, 2000–2021

02.0M4.0M6.0M2000201020212000: 5.9M2001: 5.9M2002: 5.9M2003: 6.0M2004: 6.0M2005: 6.0M2006: 6.0M2007: 6.1M2008: 6.1M2009: 6.2M2010: 6.2M2011: 6.3M2012: 6.3M2013: 6.4M2014: 6.4M2015: 6.4M2016: 6.5M2017: 6.5M2018: 6.6M2019: 6.6M2020: 6.6M2021: 6.6M

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 6.61 million for tx - person-years lived above age x in 2021.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tx - person-years lived above age x in Ghana peaked at 6.62 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.91 million, in 2000.

That places Ghana 137th out of 184 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.

Tx - person-years lived above age x in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Tx - person-years lived above age x in Ghana, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 5.91 million
2001 5.92 million +0.1%
2002 5.93 million +0.3%
2003 5.95 million +0.4%
2004 5.98 million +0.4%
2005 6.01 million +0.5%
2006 6.03 million +0.5%
2007 6.07 million +0.5%
2008 6.11 million +0.7%
2009 6.15 million +0.7%
2010 6.20 million +0.7%
2011 6.26 million +1.0%
2012 6.32 million +0.9%
2013 6.36 million +0.7%
2014 6.40 million +0.6%
2015 6.43 million +0.6%
2016 6.47 million +0.6%
2017 6.51 million +0.6%
2018 6.55 million +0.7%
2019 6.60 million +0.7%
2020 6.62 million +0.3%
2021 6.61 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.01 million 5.91 million 6.15 million 10
2010s 6.41 million 6.20 million 6.60 million 10
2020s 6.61 million 6.61 million 6.62 million 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 134 Kenya 6.68 million compare
  2. 135 Philippines 6.64 million compare
  3. 136 Vanuatu 6.63 million compare
  4. 138 Guyana 6.61 million compare
  5. 139 Pakistan 6.60 million compare
  6. 140 Uganda 6.60 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tx - person-years lived above age x in Ghana?
Tx - person-years lived above age x in Ghana was 6.61 million in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest tx - person-years lived above age x recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 6.62 million in 2020.
What is the lowest tx - person-years lived above age x recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 5.91 million in 2000.
How does Ghana rank for tx - person-years lived above age x?
Ghana ranks 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is tx - person-years lived above age x rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tx - person-years lived above age x. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tx - person-years lived above age x
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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