Ghana vs Uruguay: Deaths drug use disorders by sex

Ghana
5.78
in 2021
Uruguay
5.83
in 2021
Ghana rank
101st
Uruguay rank
100th

Deaths drug use disorders by sex over time

  • Ghana
  • Uruguay
2468200020102021

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 5.83 against 5.78 in Ghana, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 101st and Uruguay ranks 100th of 194 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 2.58 3.02 0.437 Uruguay
2010s 4.46 5.18 0.72 Uruguay
2020s 5.17 5.77 0.595 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths drug use disorders by sex, Ghana or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 5.83 against 5.78 in Ghana as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths drug use disorders by sex between Ghana and Uruguay?
0.05, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Uruguay rank globally for deaths drug use disorders by sex?
Ghana ranks 101st and Uruguay ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Deaths drug use disorders by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Uruguay: Deaths drug use disorders by sex. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-drug-use-disorders-by-sex/ghana/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-drug-use-disorders-by-sex/ghana/uruguay/">Ghana vs Uruguay: Deaths drug use disorders by sex</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Deaths drug use disorders by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed