Suicide mortality rate in Ghana
Ghana: Suicide mortality rate was 5.32 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Ghana stood at 5.32 per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Ghana peaked at 5.53 per 100,000 population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.41 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
That places Ghana 117th out of 185 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 | 4.29 per 100,000 population | 3.41 per 100,000 population | 5.15 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.39 per 100,000 population | 5.2 per 100,000 population | 5.53 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 per 100,000 population | 5.08 per 100,000 population | 5.32 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 114 Pakistan 5.64 per 100,000 population compare
- 115 Uganda 5.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 116 Puerto Rico 5.42 per 100,000 population compare
- 118 Saint Lucia 5.27 per 100,000 population compare
- 119 Chad 5.21 per 100,000 population compare
- 120 Georgia 5.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 120 Tanzania 5.1 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Ghana
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 391,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 369,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 388,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 381,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 399,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 400,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 405,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 413,565 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 376,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 408,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Ghana?
- Suicide mortality rate in Ghana was 5.32 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 per 100,000 population in 2017.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).