Deaths in Ghana
Deaths in Ghana was 237,869 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 41st highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in Ghana, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 237,869 Estimated |
| 2022 | 235,197 Estimated |
| 2021 | 243,300 Estimated |
| 2020 | 237,221 Estimated |
| 2019 | 229,447 Estimated |
| 2018 | 228,182 Estimated |
| 2017 | 226,810 Estimated |
| 2016 | 225,844 Estimated |
| 2015 | 225,115 Estimated |
| 2014 | 223,799 Estimated |
| 2013 | 223,725 Estimated |
| 2012 | 222,789 Estimated |
| 2011 | 221,410 Estimated |
| 2010 | 219,199 Estimated |
| 2009 | 217,336 Estimated |
| 2008 | 215,446 Estimated |
| 2007 | 213,145 Estimated |
| 2006 | 211,076 Estimated |
| 2005 | 209,091 Estimated |
| 2004 | 206,351 Estimated |
| 2003 | 204,023 Estimated |
| 2002 | 201,522 Estimated |
| 2001 | 198,967 Estimated |
| 2000 | 196,202 Estimated |
| 1999 | 193,610 Estimated |
| 1998 | 191,514 Estimated |
| 1997 | 189,491 Estimated |
| 1996 | 188,028 Estimated |
| 1995 | 187,265 Estimated |
| 1994 | 187,540 Estimated |
| 1993 | 183,885 Estimated |
| 1992 | 182,333 Estimated |
| 1991 | 181,721 Estimated |
| 1990 | 180,860 Estimated |
| 1989 | 181,090 Estimated |
| 1988 | 182,307 Estimated |
| 1987 | 184,066 Estimated |
| 1986 | 185,455 Estimated |
| 1985 | 186,820 Estimated |
| 1984 | 188,004 Estimated |
| 1983 | 185,004 Estimated |
| 1982 | 181,896 Estimated |
| 1981 | 179,998 Estimated |
| 1980 | 180,134 Estimated |
| 1979 | 175,628 Estimated |
| 1978 | 171,918 Estimated |
| 1977 | 168,740 Estimated |
| 1976 | 168,220 Estimated |
| 1975 | 168,082 Estimated |
| 1974 | 168,129 Estimated |
| 1973 | 167,747 Estimated |
| 1972 | 167,627 Estimated |
| 1971 | 169,487 Estimated |
| 1970 | 167,620 Estimated |
| 1969 | 164,215 Estimated |
| 1968 | 161,158 Estimated |
| 1967 | 157,803 Estimated |
| 1966 | 154,413 Estimated |
| 1965 | 151,221 Estimated |
| 1964 | 147,781 Estimated |
| 1963 | 144,523 Estimated |
| 1962 | 140,578 Estimated |
| 1961 | 135,675 Estimated |
| 1960 | 133,531 Estimated |
| 1959 | 131,543 Estimated |
| 1958 | 129,876 Estimated |
| 1957 | 127,825 Estimated |
| 1956 | 126,163 Estimated |
| 1955 | 124,273 Estimated |
| 1954 | 122,354 Estimated |
| 1953 | 120,778 Estimated |
| 1952 | 118,991 Estimated |
| 1951 | 116,991 Estimated |
| 1950 | 115,318 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Ghana, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Ghana, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/ghana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Ghana, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/ghana.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Ghana, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/ghana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_ghana_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Ghana, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/ghana. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the deaths in Ghana?
Deaths in Ghana was 237,869 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 41st highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest deaths in Ghana?
243,300 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.