Social Development in Ghana 147 indicators covering social development for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 2.7% 2030 down 28.9% 166th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 623,000 2030 down 6.6% 102nd Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 48.4% 2020 up 6.4% 81st Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 57.9% 2020 up 5.5% 95th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 50.0% 2020 down 5.5% 42nd Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 42.1% 2020 down 6.7% 92nd Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 9.5% 2020 up 1.6% 132nd Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 20.1% 2020 down 11.7% 82nd Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 21.96 2020 down 16.9% 100th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 10.12 2020 down 16.9% 100th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 9.26 2020 down 21.8% 97th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 1.8% 2030 down 28.0% 167th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 2.0% 2030 down 28.6% 167th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 5 2024 unchanged 1st Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 26 2024 up 109.3% 104th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 5.96 2024 down 54.8% 90th Age of democracy 18 years 2018 up 125.0% 75th Locations of ongoing armed conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Press Freedom Index 21.33 2021 up 23.5% 148th Age of liberal democracy 12 years 2014 up 500.0% 34th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 11.4% 2025 down 32.5% 145th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 0.44 2015 up 2.3% 136th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 32 2024 up 6,300.0% 12th Share of voting rights in international organizations 2.1% 2024 down 1.4% 13th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 0.6 2014 up 20.0% 90th Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 84,180 2022 up 236.7% 88th ← Previous Page 3 of 3