Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ghana
Ghana: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ghana stood at 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ghana peaked at 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Ghana 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.801 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.948 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.975 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 135 Sierra Leone 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 136 Ethiopia 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Cambodia 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 139 Palau 1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 140 Dominican Republic 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ghana?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Ghana was 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Ghana ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.