Drug use disorder deaths by age in Ghana
Ghana: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.05 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by age in Ghana stood at 0.05 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Ghana peaked at 0.05 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.02 deaths, in 2000.
That places Ghana 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Ghana, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 deaths | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 deaths | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.034 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 0.04 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.04 deaths | 0.04 deaths | 0.04 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 deaths | 0.05 deaths | 0.05 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Ghana?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Ghana was 0.05 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 deaths in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Ghana ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Drug use disorder deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.