Health in Ghana 1,386 indicators covering health for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 9.4% 2023 up 84.3% 40th Share healthy diet unaffordable 66.5 2024 up 0.9% 19th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 195.77 2024 down 37.6% 23rd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 9,352 2021 up 22.8% 38th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 6.5 2014 up 16.1% 153rd Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 4.62 2014 down 3.6% 183rd Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 4.8 2014 up 20.0% 167th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 10.28 million 2024 down 44.9% 21st Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 64.54 2025 down 15.7% 80th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 10.28 million 2024 down 44.9% 24th Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 151 2015 up 25.8% 26th Births attended by skilled health personnel 87.6% 2023 up 23.4% 134th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 45.06 2019 down 18.7% 38th Number of new leprosy cases 278 2024 down 7.9% 28th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 179.47 2024 up 22.6% 13th Pharmacists 2.07 2024 up 989.5% 97th Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.2 2024 up 42.9% 131st Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.42 2020 down 4.6% 38th 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 263 2020 down 21.9% 33rd Low birth weight prevalence 14.4% 2020 down 4.6% 36th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 97.0% 2025 — 60th Low birth weight number 130.1 2020 up 2.0% 19th Number of new hivaids infections who 15,000 2024 down 28.6% 15th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 365,000 2030 down 9.9% 112th 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 1.9 2022 down 17.4% 153rd 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 12.7 2022 down 42.3% 81st Incidence of malaria 195.77 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 37.6% 25th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 8,680 2025 up 136.9% 14th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 47.43 2023 up 16.6% 11th Death rate road traffic injuries 25.7 2019 up 8.4% 46th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 13,086 2023 up 79.2% 35th Cholera case fatality rate 0 2021 down 100.0% 37th Medical doctors not further defined 5,285 2020 up 127.3% 73rd Constant stillbirth rate 19.4 2030 unchanged 26th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 12 2030 down 33.7% 1st Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 81.0% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 18,387 2030 up 4.2% 27th Stillbirth maintained projection 16,155 2030 down 6.8% 27th Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 11,290 2030 down 31.4% 28th Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 2,610 2030 down 80.4% 34th Stillbirth rate current trends 17.08 2030 down 10.3% 28th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 65.5 2023 up 5.0% 200th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 1.5% 2030 down 25.0% 166th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 1.6% 2030 down 30.4% 166th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 1,820 2021 down 37.4% 31st Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 2,460 2019 down 2.4% 23rd Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 59.5% 2019 down 17.0% 24th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 15,364 2019 up 45.0% 67th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 1.1% 2024 down 42.1% 26th Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 106 2019 up 6.0% 167th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 650 2024 down 53.6% 49th Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 18.07 2030 unchanged 50th Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 14.83 2030 down 15.2% 54th Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 78.9% 1st Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 12 2030 down 28.9% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 35.88 2030 unchanged 50th Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 27.98 2030 down 18.7% 55th Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 5.09 2030 down 80.3% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 24.43 2030 down 27.4% 40th Mortality rate age 10-19 - Remains constant 10.67 2030 up 0.0% 32nd ← Previous Page 16 of 24 Next →