Central African Republic vs Ghana: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Central African Republic
41.95 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ghana
42.68 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Central African Republic rank
176th
Ghana rank
175th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Central African Republic
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 42.68 DALYs per 100,000 people against 41.95 DALYs per 100,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.73 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 176th and Ghana ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.49 DALYs per 100,000 people | 42.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2.2 DALYs per 100,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 43.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | 43.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.249 DALYs per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 41.69 DALYs per 100,000 people | 42.49 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Central African Republic or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 42.68 DALYs per 100,000 people against 41.95 DALYs per 100,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Central African Republic and Ghana?
- 0.73 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Ghana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Central African Republic and Ghana rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Central African Republic ranks 176th and Ghana ranks 175th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. 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 DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.