Ethiopia vs Ghana: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Ethiopia
40.98 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ghana
42.68 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
177th
Ghana rank
175th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 42.68 DALYs per 100,000 people against 40.98 DALYs per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.7 DALYs per 100,000 people.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Ghana ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | 42.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | 7.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 37.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | 43.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | 6.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 39.93 DALYs per 100,000 people | 42.49 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2.56 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, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 42.68 DALYs per 100,000 people against 40.98 DALYs per 100,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 1.7 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th 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.