Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Ghana
Ghana: Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex was 0.32 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Ghana stood at 0.32. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Ghana peaked at 0.32 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 2000.
That places Ghana 89th out of 192 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.
Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.13 | — |
| 2001 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.18 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.23 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.26 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.28 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.31 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.29 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.26 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.32 | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.152 | 0.13 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.269 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 2 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Ghana?
- Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Ghana was 0.32 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex?
- Ghana ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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