Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Ghana
Ghana: Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex was 0.9 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9
Change on year
up 26.8%
World rank
81st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2021
All-time low
0.47
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.9 for deaths cocaine overdoses 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, deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Ghana peaked at 0.9 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.47, 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.
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.52 | — |
| 2001 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.51 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.47 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.52 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.57 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.62 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.64 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.69 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.71 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.75 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.79 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.81 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.84 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.85 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.82 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.71 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | +26.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.475, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.175, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.525 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.77 | 0.64 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.805 | 0.71 | 0.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 78 South Sudan 1.08 compare
- 79 Israel 1.03 compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 0.99 compare
- 82 Kyrgyzstan 0.88 compare
- 83 Austria 0.83 compare
- 84 Belarus 0.81 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Ghana?
- Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Ghana was 0.9 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths cocaine overdoses by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths cocaine overdoses by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for deaths cocaine overdoses by sex?
- Ghana ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths cocaine overdoses 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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