Which has higher deaths from poisoning, Ghana or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 327.49 deaths against 284.92 deaths in Ghana as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from poisoning between Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

42.57 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from poisoning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Deaths from poisoning

Ghana

284.92 deaths

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

327.49 deaths

in 2021

Ghana rank

35th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

32nd

Deaths from poisoning over time

Ghana
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 327.49 deaths against 284.92 deaths in Ghana, a difference of 42.57 deaths.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 35th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 32nd of 194 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	225.45 deaths	284.84 deaths	59.39 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	281.11 deaths	352.13 deaths	71.02 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	278.96 deaths	327.01 deaths	48.05 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from poisoning, Ghana or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 327.49 deaths against 284.92 deaths in Ghana as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from poisoning between Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 42.57 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for deaths from poisoning?: Ghana ranks 35th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from poisoning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from poisoning
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from poisonings in both sexes.