The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has disclosed that Ghana recorded 78,909 deaths in 2025.
Speaking at the Government’s Accountability Series on Monday, April 20, Mr Ibrahim said the figures were compiled by the Births and Deaths Registry under his ministry. He revealed that the department registered a total of 6,693,852 birth and death entries during the year under review.
“(We) registered 6,693,852 birth and death, and (out of the figure) 78,909 (are) deaths,” the minister stated.
He added lightheartedly, “We projected the death figure; we didn’t know that number of [people] were going to die anyway,” drawing laughter from the audience.
Mr Ibrahim explained that the data forms part of ongoing efforts to strengthen civil registration systems and improve national records management.
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