Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Ghana
1.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ghana rank
137th
Sierra Leone rank
135th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ghana ranks 137th and Sierra Leone ranks 135th of 194 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.801 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.874 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.948 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.975 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.985 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Ghana ranks 137th and Sierra Leone ranks 135th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.