Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Ghana

Adult mortality rate, female in Ghana in 2024 — 190.3 per 1,000. Ranked 161 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 43%.

2024 190.3 per 1,000 −1.28% vs 2023
World rank 161of 191
Period maximum 333.6 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 190.3 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Ghana, 1960–202415020025030035019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 333.6 per 1,0001962: 331 per 1,0001964: 326.6 per 1,0001966: 326.5 per 1,0001968: 326.7 per 1,0001970: 326.1 per 1,0001972: 323.6 per 1,0001974: 320.7 per 1,0001976: 315.9 per 1,0001978: 311.7 per 1,0001980: 307.7 per 1,0001982: 306.7 per 1,0001984: 299.5 per 1,0001986: 291.3 per 1,0001988: 285.2 per 1,0001990: 282.1 per 1,0001992: 282.6 per 1,0001994: 285.3 per 1,0001996: 280.2 per 1,0001998: 275.9 per 1,0002000: 271.8 per 1,0002002: 268.8 per 1,0002004: 264.4 per 1,0002006: 259.4 per 1,0002008: 253.4 per 1,0002010: 245.4 per 1,0002012: 236.9 per 1,0002014: 226.5 per 1,0002016: 219.3 per 1,0002018: 212 per 1,0002020: 207.4 per 1,0002022: 196.3 per 1,0002024: 190.3 per 1,000
Change over the period: −143.3 (−42.96%) Average annual rate: -0.87 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ghana 190.3 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
Western Africa computed 275.9 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 141.8 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 190.3 −2.5 −1.28%
2023 192.8 −3.6 −1.83%
2022 196.3 −19.4 −9%
2021 215.8 +8.4 +4.03%
2020 207.4 −0.2 −0.11%
2019 207.6 −4.4 −2.08%
2018 212 −4 −1.83%
2017 216 −3.3 −1.52%
2016 219.3 −3.8 −1.71%
2015 223.1 −3.3 −1.46%
2014 226.5 −5.8 −2.48%
2013 232.2 −4.7 −1.96%
2012 236.9 −4.2 −1.73%
2011 241 −4.4 −1.77%
2010 245.4 −4.5 −1.8%
2009 249.9 −3.5 −1.39%
2008 253.4 −3.1 −1.22%
2007 256.5 −2.9 −1.11%
2006 259.4 −2.8 −1.07%
2005 262.2 −2.2 −0.82%
2004 264.4 −2.3 −0.87%
2003 266.7 −2.1 −0.78%
2002 268.8 −1.9 −0.7%
2001 270.7 −1.1 −0.4%
2000 271.8 −1.6 −0.58%
1999 273.4 −2.6 −0.93%
1998 275.9 −2.1 −0.76%
1997 278 −2.2 −0.78%
1996 280.2 −2.4 −0.84%
1995 282.6 −2.7 −0.94%
1994 285.3 +1.8 +0.65%
1993 283.4 +0.8 +0.28%
1992 282.6 −0.2 −0.07%
1991 282.8 +0.7 +0.24%
1990 282.1 −0.8 −0.29%
1989 283 −2.2 −0.79%
1988 285.2 −3.4 −1.18%
1987 288.6 −2.7 −0.94%
1986 291.3 −3.6 −1.23%
1985 295 −4.6 −1.52%
1984 299.5 −4.2 −1.39%
1983 303.7 −3 −0.98%
1982 306.7 +0.5 +0.17%
1981 306.2 −1.4 −0.47%
1980 307.7 −1.9 −0.62%
1979 309.6 −2.2 −0.69%
1978 311.7 −2.7 −0.87%
1977 314.5 −1.4 −0.44%
1976 315.9 −2.2 −0.7%
1975 318.1 −2.6 −0.81%
1974 320.7 −0.9 −0.27%
1973 321.6 −2.1 −0.64%
1972 323.6 −3.2 −0.99%
1971 326.9 +0.8 +0.23%
1970 326.1 +2.4 +0.73%
1969 323.7 −2.9 −0.89%
1968 326.7 +0.2 +0.06%
1967 326.5 −0 −0.01%
1966 326.5 −0 −0.01%
1965 326.5 −0 −0.01%
1964 326.6 −3.3 −1%
1963 329.9 −1.1 −0.33%
1962 331 −1.3 −0.4%
1961 332.3 −1.3 −0.38%
1960 333.6

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.