Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Ghana
Ghana: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 5.9 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Ghana stood at 5.9. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Ghana peaked at 6.62 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 74th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.62 | — |
| 2001 | 6.57 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.48 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.42 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.4 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.34 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.25 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.23 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.22 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.2 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.19 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.2 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.18 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.13 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.06 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.01 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.96 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.95 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.92 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.92 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.9 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.38 | 6.22 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 | 5.92 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 | 5.9 | 5.92 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Ghana?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Ghana was 5.9 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Ghana ranks 74th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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