Health in Ghana 1,386 indicators covering health for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Pharmacists 7,119 2024 up 1,149.0% 48th Tuberculosis death rate age standardized 84.1 2021 down 28.6% 22nd Age-standardized suicide rates 8.08 2021 down 7.4% 95th Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 8,604 2021 down 16.2% 24th Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 62.7 2021 up 0.5% 38th Total NCD Deaths 101,835 2021 up 23.3% 57th Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 22.2% 2021 down 12.6% 57th Life expectancy at age 60 16.75 2021 up 4.5% 134th Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 606.38 2021 down 8.9% 56th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.8717 2021 down 11.2% 65th Life expectancy at birth 66.1 2021 up 5.6% 137th Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 235.14 2021 down 14.2% 44th Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 12.87 2021 up 4.3% 125th nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0332 2021 down 29.1% 42nd nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0325 2021 down 28.5% 42nd lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 97,728 2021 up 0.9% 142nd Tx - person-years lived above age x 6.61 million 2021 up 5.6% 137th ex - expectation of life at age x 66.1 2021 up 5.6% 137th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 57.88 2021 up 5.5% 138th ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 3,246 2021 down 28.5% 42nd 3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 22.8 2021 down 22.4% 38th 3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 44 2021 down 33.8% 39th Cardiovascular death rate vs gdp per capita 295.7 2021 down 12.2% 63rd Suicide rate vs income inequality 8 2021 down 7.8% 100th Life expectancy at birth who gho 66.1 2021 up 5.6% 138th Deaths from falls 1,887 2021 up 24.3% 39th Death rate from falls 5.75 2021 down 0.7% 80th Death rate from natural disasters 0.03 2021 down 62.5% 53rd Deaths from natural disasters 8.63 2021 down 57.2% 56th Number of deaths who 216,488 2021 up 5.1% 49th Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 0.6594 2021 down 16.2% 145th Deaths from fires and burns who 879.98 2021 up 9.4% 33rd Death rate from fires and burns who 2.68 2021 down 12.7% 46th Deaths from diarrheal diseases who 6,323 2021 down 16.6% 30th Death rate from diarrheal diseases who 19.26 2021 down 33.4% 45th Number of deaths from malaria ghe 11,470 2021 down 33.3% 14th Death rate from malaria ghe 34.93 2021 down 46.8% 27th Number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe 15,591 2021 down 4.7% 17th Death rate from tuberculosis ghe 47.48 2021 down 23.9% 26th Deaths from cardiovascular disease ghe 44,803 2021 up 21.7% 56th Death rate from cardiovascular disease ghe 136.46 2021 down 2.8% 138th Deaths from strokes ghe 23,308 2021 up 15.5% 38th Death rate from strokes who 154.48 2021 down 16.6% 25th Deaths from diabetes ghe 6,402 2021 up 32.9% 37th Death rate from diabetes ghe 19.5 2021 up 6.1% 97th Deaths from alzheimers other dementias 1,404 2021 up 50.3% 79th Death rate from alzheimers other dementias ghe 4.28 2021 up 20.2% 156th Deaths from parkinsons disease ghe 438.14 2021 up 31.0% 69th Death rate from parkinsons disease ghe 1.33 2021 up 3.9% 144th Deaths from malnutrition ghe 1,937 2021 down 11.1% 30th Death rate from malnutrition ghe 5.9 2021 down 29.0% 34th Deaths from road injuries 8,494 2021 up 55.3% 27th Death rate from road accidents ghe 25.87 2021 up 24.0% 16th Number of deaths from suicide ghe 1,717 2021 up 23.4% 52nd Death rate from suicides ghe 5.23 2021 down 1.5% 123rd Deaths from drowning ghe 1,131 2021 down 3.1% 40th Death rate from drowning ghe 3.45 2021 down 22.5% 88th Deaths from poisonings ghe 284.92 2021 up 11.0% 35th ← Previous Page 14 of 24 Next →