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Malaria death rate — Ghana

Malaria death rate in Ghana in 2021 — 34.93 per 100k. Ranked 168 in the world out of 194. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 65.3%.

2021 34.93 per 100k −1.41% vs 2020
World rank 168of 194
Period maximum 100.79 per 100k2000
Period minimum 34.93 per 100k2021

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 100,000 people

Malaria death rate — Ghana, 2000–2021050100150200020032006200920122015201820212000: 100.79 per 100k2001: 94.22 per 100k2002: 87.46 per 100k2003: 79.22 per 100k2004: 71.74 per 100k2005: 66.52 per 100k2006: 64.99 per 100k2007: 63.19 per 100k2008: 64.02 per 100k2009: 66.59 per 100k2010: 66.58 per 100k2011: 65.63 per 100k2012: 61.88 per 100k2013: 56.94 per 100k2014: 51.2 per 100k2015: 46.12 per 100k2016: 41.81 per 100k2017: 38.35 per 100k2018: 36.2 per 100k2019: 35.52 per 100k2020: 35.43 per 100k2021: 34.93 per 100k
Change over the period: −65.86 (−65.34%) Average annual rate: -4.92 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 34.93 per 100k
World 7.75 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 50.43 per 100k
Western Africa computed 78.33 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 10.87 per 100k
Malaria death rate — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2021 34.93 −0.5 −1.41%
2020 35.43 −0.09 −0.25%
2019 35.52 −0.68 −1.88%
2018 36.2 −2.15 −5.61%
2017 38.35 −3.46 −8.28%
2016 41.81 −4.31 −9.35%
2015 46.12 −5.08 −9.92%
2014 51.2 −5.74 −10.08%
2013 56.94 −4.94 −7.98%
2012 61.88 −3.75 −5.71%
2011 65.63 −0.95 −1.43%
2010 66.58 −0.01 −0.02%
2009 66.59 +2.57 +4.01%
2008 64.02 +0.83 +1.31%
2007 63.19 −1.8 −2.77%
2006 64.99 −1.53 −2.3%
2005 66.52 −5.22 −7.28%
2004 71.74 −7.48 −9.44%
2003 79.22 −8.24 −9.42%
2002 87.46 −6.76 −7.17%
2001 94.22 −6.57 −6.52%
2000 100.79 — —

Western Africa, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CV Cabo Verde 0 SN Senegal 13.05 MR Mauritania 17.25 GM Gambia 24.09 GH Ghana 34.93 TG Togo 40.1 CI Côte d'Ivoire 41.06 GW Guinea-Bissau 45.78 GN Guinea 76.18 BF Burkina Faso 76.81 LR Liberia 77.62 BJ Benin 85.77 ML Mali 90.54 NG Nigeria 90.59 SL Sierra Leone 100.82 NE Niger 131.96
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About the indicator

The number of deaths from malaria per 100,000 people, according to the WHO global burden of disease estimates. The rate converts absolute numbers into a measure of risk: by number of deaths the most populous countries of Africa come first, and by mortality per 100,000 those where transmission goes on year-round and prevention is weaker. This series, unlike the absolute one, also contains countries with zero values.

Important: The WHO burden of disease estimates are recalculated in full retroactively, so values for past years change in new releases — that is a refinement of the model, not a change in the situation.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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