Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Ghana

Ghana: Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe was 0.99 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.99
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
103rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.99
in 2021
All-time low
0.69
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Ghana, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.812000201020212000: 0.692001: 0.722002: 0.742003: 0.762004: 0.782005: 0.82006: 0.812007: 0.842008: 0.872009: 0.892010: 0.92011: 0.922012: 0.922013: 0.932014: 0.942015: 0.942016: 0.952017: 0.962018: 0.942019: 0.942020: 0.932021: 0.99

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.99 for death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Ghana peaked at 0.99 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.69, in 2000.

Ghana ranks 103rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Ghana, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.69
2001 0.72 +4.3%
2002 0.74 +2.8%
2003 0.76 +2.7%
2004 0.78 +2.6%
2005 0.8 +2.6%
2006 0.81 +1.3%
2007 0.84 +3.7%
2008 0.87 +3.6%
2009 0.89 +2.3%
2010 0.9 +1.1%
2011 0.92 +2.2%
2012 0.92 +0.0%
2013 0.93 +1.1%
2014 0.94 +1.1%
2015 0.94 +0.0%
2016 0.95 +1.1%
2017 0.96 +1.1%
2018 0.94 -2.1%
2019 0.94 +0.0%
2020 0.93 -1.1%
2021 0.99 +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.79 0.69 0.89 10
2010s 0.934 0.9 0.96 10
2020s 0.96 0.93 0.99 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 100 Gabon 1 compare
  2. 100 Palau 1 compare
  3. 100 Philippines 1 compare
  4. 103 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.99 compare
  5. 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.98 compare
  6. 106 Central African Republic 0.97 compare
  7. 106 Georgia 0.97 compare
  8. 106 Madagascar 0.97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Ghana?
Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Ghana was 0.99 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.69 in 2000.
How does Ghana rank for death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe?
Ghana ranks 103rd out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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