Premature NCD mortality in Ghana
In Ghana, a 30-year-old had a 20.7% chance of dying before 70 from one of the main noncommunicable diseases in 2023.
Ghana, 2023
20.7%
Change from 2022
−1.1percentage points
Position in 2023
65th of 185
Premature NCD mortality in Ghana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% probability. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 21.8% |
| 2021 | 20.4% |
| 2020 | 20.7% |
| 2019 | 22.0% |
| 2018 | 22.2% |
| 2017 | 22.6% |
| 2016 | 22.8% |
| 2015 | 23.0% |
| 2014 | 22.7% |
| 2013 | 22.9% |
| 2012 | 23.3% |
| 2011 | 23.5% |
| 2010 | 23.5% |
| 2009 | 23.8% |
| 2008 | 24.1% |
| 2007 | 24.0% |
| 2006 | 24.0% |
| 2005 | 23.9% |
| 2004 | 24.1% |
| 2003 | 24.3% |
| 2002 | 24.5% |
| 2001 | 24.8% |
| 2000 | 24.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 21.8% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 22.9%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Ghana has the 65th highest value.
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