Homicide rate who vs unodc in Ghana
Ghana: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 1.83 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.83
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
106th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.15
in 2001
All-time low
1.62
in 2011
Years of data
22
2001β2022
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Ghana, 2001β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.83 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Ghana peaked at 2.15 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.62, in 2011.
That places Ghana 106th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 | 1.69 | 2.15 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.85 | 1.62 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 | 1.74 | 1.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More social development data for Ghana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 16,030 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.912 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.606 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.711 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.888 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.896 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.361 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Ghana?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Ghana was 1.83 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Ghana ranks 106th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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