Health in Ghana 1,386 indicators covering health for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Death rate from poisoning ghe 0.87 2021 down 11.2% 67th Deaths from alcohol use disorders ghe 326.31 2021 up 35.8% 52nd Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe 0.99 2021 up 7.6% 103rd Deaths from drug use disorders ghe 5.79 2021 up 55.2% 142nd Death rates from drug use disorders who 0.02 2021 up 100.0% 183rd Death rate from suicides gho 8 2021 down 7.8% 100th Deaths from lower respiratory infections ghe 14,190 2021 down 16.3% 41st Death rate from pneumonia ghe 43.22 2021 down 33.2% 63rd Deaths from meningitis ghe 2,776 2021 down 30.0% 21st Number of deaths from hivaids who 10,967 2021 down 38.1% 21st Death rate from hivaids who 33.4 2021 down 50.6% 26th Deaths from cancer who 17,684 2021 up 18.5% 63rd Death rate from cancer 53.86 2021 down 5.4% 137th Death rate from meningitis who 8.46 2021 down 44.1% 33rd Male vs female suicide who 13.3 2021 down 11.8% 90th Suicide rates by age detailed who 4.03 2021 down 19.4% 149th Suicide death rates by sex who 8 2021 down 7.8% 100th Self harm death rates by age 0.3129 2021 down 15.3% 99th Suicide rate 2000 2019 who 8 2021 down 7.8% 100th Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who 332.12 2021 up 36.1% 75th Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who 1.01 2021 up 8.6% 135th Death rate amphetamine who 0 2021 — 148th Death rates cocaine who 0 2021 — 162nd Death rate from opioid use who 0.01 2021 unchanged 184th Deaths drug overdoses who 4.57 2021 up 62.6% 135th Deaths substance disorders who 326.31 2021 up 35.8% 52nd Deaths from drug use disorders by age who 0.05 2021 up 25.0% 164th Deaths from substance use disorders who 5.79 2021 up 55.2% 142nd Death rates opioid overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Deaths drug use disorders by sex 5.78 2021 up 55.4% 101st Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 0.9 2021 up 30.4% 81st Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 0.32 2021 up 39.1% 89th Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 4.56 2021 up 62.9% 93rd Deaths from substance disorders who 332.1 2021 up 36.1% 73rd Death rates substance disorders who 1.02 2021 up 9.2% 133rd Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 — 15th Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 56.88 2021 up 35.9% 70th Dengue fever deaths 0.15 2021 up 36.4% 51st Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 295.7 2021 down 12.2% 63rd Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 219.11 2021 up 0.2% 67th Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 1.21 2021 down 25.2% 95th Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 27.35 2021 down 9.0% 76th Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 81.25 2021 down 5.7% 118th Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 44,803 2021 up 21.7% 56th Total disease burden who 12.70 million 2021 down 2.0% 45th Burden of disease who 38,692 2021 down 21.8% 71st Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 42.68 2021 down 3.4% 173rd Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 44.5% 2023 up 16.2% 31st Male female ratio suicides rates 3.96 2021 down 21.6% 63rd Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 13,646 2021 down 13.9% 48th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 3,153 2021 down 46.3% 43rd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 896 2021 down 39.1% 79th Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 99.0% 2024 up 80.0% 5th Share of women who are smoking 0.7 2022 down 22.2% 156th Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 6.4 2022 down 34.0% 165th Share of men who are smoking 6.4 2022 down 34.0% 165th Adults smoking 2007 2018 3.5 2022 down 34.0% 165th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 186 2024 up 1,228.6% 50th ← Previous Page 15 of 24 Next →