Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Ghana
Ghana: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 4,492 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4,492 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Ghana peaked at 7,362 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4,492, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 25th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,348 | — |
| 1991 | 7,362 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 7,341 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 7,260 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 7,163 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 7,071 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 6,967 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 6,851 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 6,728 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 6,592 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 6,435 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 6,263 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 6,098 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 5,946 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 5,820 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 5,729 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 5,674 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 5,631 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 5,582 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5,514 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 5,447 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 5,378 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 5,300 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 5,226 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5,163 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5,100 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 5,054 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5,031 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 5,013 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4,989 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,950 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4,881 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 4,775 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4,640 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 4,492 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,068 | 6,592 | 7,362 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,869 | 5,514 | 6,435 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,170 | 4,989 | 5,447 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,748 | 4,492 | 4,950 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Ghana?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Ghana was 4,492 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,362 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,492 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years