Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Ghana
Ghana: Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex was 0.9 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.9 deaths for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Ghana peaked at 0.9 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.47 deaths, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 81st of 194 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.
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Ghana, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.52 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.52 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.52 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.51 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.47 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.52 deaths | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.57 deaths | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.62 deaths | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.64 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.69 deaths | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.71 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.75 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.79 deaths | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.81 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.84 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.85 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.82 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.71 deaths | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9 deaths | +26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.525 deaths | 0.47 deaths | 0.62 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.77 deaths | 0.64 deaths | 0.85 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.805 deaths | 0.71 deaths | 0.9 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 78 South Sudan 1.08 deaths compare
- 79 Israel 1.03 deaths compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 0.99 deaths compare
- 82 Kyrgyzstan 0.88 deaths compare
- 83 Austria 0.83 deaths compare
- 84 Belarus 0.81 deaths compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Ghana?
- Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Ghana was 0.9 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocaine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 deaths in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex?
- Ghana ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in females.